Meet the GM Defense ISV Army Truck

[GR66]

Curious to know how battlefield EVs refuel during offensive operations.

Every section dismount issued a replacement battery cell to carry along with their other gear....

 

[daftandbarmy]

Every section dismount issued a replacement battery cell to carry along with their other gear....

 

[cavalryman]

Curious to know how battlefield EVs refuel during offensive operations.

From diesel powered mobile generators, one per platoon.

 

[Good2Golf]

From diesel powered mobile generators, one per platoon.

 

[McG]

So, you’re saying you want a hybrid.

 

[OceanBonfire]

GM Defense's first international expansion is to Canada:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531686080742817793

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531733823578378241

GM Defense Strengthens Global Offerings by Expanding into Canada

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www.gmdefensellc.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532450128279355398

 

[MilEME09]

GM Defense's first international expansion is to Canada:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531686080742817793

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531733823578378241

GM Defense Strengthens Global Offerings by Expanding into Canada

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www.gmdefensellc.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532450128279355398

Begs the question what contracts are they eyeing? LVM? ERC? the milcot/G-Wagon replacement? If they set up production lines in canada, they may have a leg up scoring contracts.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Begs the question what contracts are they eyeing? LVM? ERC? the milcot/G-Wagon replacement? If they set up production lines in canada, they may have a leg up scoring contracts.

This is a brilliant move if they do.

 

[Spencer100]

This is a brilliant move if they do.

They can fill the IRB content in seconds. Lol And yes the new half flex line Oshawa could handle it. But in reality an CAF contract would be a couple of days production. But they can also set up the upfitting themselves or with a partner for Canadian content.

 

[OceanBonfire]

GM Defense's immediate goal is to win the Canadian Armed Forces' Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) contract. The new LUV's will replace the CAF's current fleet of Mercedes G-Wagons (Geländewagen) and Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MilCOTS) Chevrolet Silverados, which have been in service since 2003.

Vol 28-Iss 5

Vol 28-Iss 5

viewer.zmags.com

 

[OldSolduer]

I was an infantryman my entire career and once they start loading these things up they will bend in half. The Canadian Army is well known for carrying extraneous shit "because the troops might need it". It is the same with rucksacks "the troops can carry more crap now".

 

[KevinB]

I was an infantryman my entire career and once they start loading these things up they will bend in half. The Canadian Army is well known for carrying extraneous shit "because the troops might need it". It is the same with rucksacks "the troops can carry more crap now".

Actually you generally run out of space on the ISV before any significant issues.
The way the seating is setup one cannot place any major loads.

Based on the ZR2 off-road version the frame and suspension is pretty stout.

 

[McG]

That truck should replace the LSVW, not the GWagon & Iltis lineage.

 

[Spencer100]

Big win for GM Defense and Rhienmetall

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense Win Contract for the First Phase of the U.S. Army's Common Tactical Truck Program

/PRNewswire/ -- American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC) have won a contract for the first phase of the U.S....

www.prnewswire.com

Using the MAN truck as a basis.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Would be nice if we ordered 1,000 of the 4x4 versions, so we can have a real tactical truck.

 

[Spencer100]

Would be nice if we ordered 1,000 of the 4x4 versions, so we can have a real tactical truck.

Yes could be good for the CAF. They seem to like German vehicles. So you get a GM built truck of Germany design. This would help the service supply chain as the US will want the crazy German bits replaced with NA supplied parts.

 

[Spencer100]

Just thinking about this. So they take a VW truck. MAN is a Traton company. Traton is the VW commercial truck business of VW. This includes VW trucks, Scania, Navistar, International and MAN. Put in it a JV with Rheinmetall then sent it to American Rheinmetall to JV with the new GM Defense LLC. And people wonder why defence procurement is so expensive.

Its is even worse in Canada add whole another layer on top.

 

[WLSC]

I’ve said it before (probably not here) and I’ll say it again. Whatever we will get as a main fleet, we will always need a “Jeep”. We need something that is light weight, stealthy, rugged, easy to maintain with an already existing supply chain, really built for off road (no IFS), big enough for 3-4 people and their 48 hrs days of supplies and not a pickup. That doesn’t live us with a tonne of commercial ready options. That leaves Toyota Troopy, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, or the Grenadier unless I miss one.

 

[Spencer100]

I’ve said it before (probably not here) and I’ll say it again. Whatever we will get as a main fleet, we will always need a “Jeep”. We need something that is light weight, stealthy, rugged, easy to maintain with an already existing supply chain, really built for off road (no IFS), big enough for 3-4 people and their 48 hrs days of supplies and not a pickup. That doesn’t live us with a tonne of commercial ready options. That leaves Toyota Troopy, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, or the Grenadier unless I miss one.

Really none of those. The Jeep, Bronco etc are all really street off roaders. The Jeep of today is more the Polaris, GM ISV etc.

 

[OldSolduer]

I’ve said it before (probably not here) and I’ll say it again. Whatever we will get as a main fleet, we will always need a “Jeep”. We need something that is light weight, stealthy, rugged, easy to maintain with an already existing supply chain, really built for off road (no IFS), big enough for 3-4 people and their 48 hrs days of supplies and not a pickup. That doesn’t live us with a tonne of commercial ready options. That leaves Toyota Troopy, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, or the Grenadier unless I miss one.

The LSVW was perfectly fine....