US Army embarks on competitive prototyping journey for Arctic vehicle April 5 The Small Unit Support Vehicle provides paratroopers with the ability to move over deep snowy terrain during Arctic Warrior 21 on Feb. 9, 2021, at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska. The Army plans to replace the obsolete vehicle. (Maj. Jason Welch/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army is embarking on a competitive prototyping effort to acquire a new, all-terrain vehicle that can operate in the Arctic, with evaluations to take place in Alaska this year, according to Tim Goddette, the program executive officer of the service’s combat support and combat service support.
Infantry Squad Vehicle is a cramped ride, but US Army says it meets requirements January 25
GM Defense has been awarded a contract to produce the Army s new Infantry Squad Vehicle. (General Motors) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle is a cramped ride and offers limited protection from certain threats, according to a recent report from the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester, but it still meets the service’s requirements in tests and evaluations, the product lead told Defense News. The ISV “key requirements are being met and we are increasing soldier operational readiness by providing an operationally relevant vehicle that can transport small tactical units to a dismount point faster and in better physical and mental condition for the fight,” said Steven Herrick, the Army’s product lead for ground mobility vehicles within the Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support.
Army resumes testing for its family of medium tactical vehicles January 21
Upgraded FMTV, both four and six-wheel variants, have resumed government testing after running into problems requiring some redesign in 2020. (Oshkosh) WASHINGTON The Army has resumed product verification testing for the latest variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Wolfgang Petermann, project manager of transportation systems in the Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support, told Defense News. The A2 variant ran into problems during PVT testing and the Army program office stopped the effort about 50,000 miles into a 170,000-mile reliability test in May 2020, Petermann said. The upgraded A2 variant include an adjustable suspension system, increased payload, improved ride quality, electronic stability control, and an underbody protection kit.
Sgt. Ean Hul, a vehicle commander with Bravo Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, guides his driver as they reconnect the Joint Assault Bridge to the Heavy Assault Scissor Bridge (HASB) after passing the task force over a natural gap during operational testing of the Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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Joint Assault Bridge aces Operational Test; fielding plans include all COMPOs by By Rae Higgins, PEO, Maj. Eric V. McDonald,
The Army’s Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) program aimed at modernizing the Engineer Regiment’s vehicle-mounted bridging capabilities in November successfully completed Initial Operational Test (IOT). With IOT in the books, the JAB program is closing the gap in fielding with the First Unit Equipped, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort