{"id":22139,"date":"2021-02-28T18:38:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T18:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/28\/armys-infantry-squad-vehicle-undergoes-tests-at-arizonas-yuma-proving-ground\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:00:35","slug":"armys-infantry-squad-vehicle-undergoes-tests-at-arizonas-yuma-proving-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2021\/02\/28\/armys-infantry-squad-vehicle-undergoes-tests-at-arizonas-yuma-proving-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Army\u2019s Infantry Squad Vehicle undergoes tests at Arizona\u2019s Yuma Proving Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YUMA, Ariz. \u2014 A new vehicle that the U.S. Army is acquiring to provide infantry soldiers with battlefield mobility is being tested in the Yuma Proving Ground\u2019s harsh desert terrain in southwestern Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Largely based on a midsize Chevrolet pickup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/10\/27\/us-army-gets-first-infantry-squad-vehicle-from-gm-defense\/\" target=_blank>the Infantry Squad Vehicle<\/a> is intended to carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/01\/25\/infantry-squad-vehicle-is-a-cramped-ride-but-army-says-it-meets-requirements\/\" target=_blank>an infantry squad\u2019s nine soldiers <\/a>and their equipment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumasun.com\/news\/armys-new-infantry-squad-vehicle-being-tested-at-ypg\/article_608b8f72-7172-11eb-8ca8-9f2c39b7f179.html#tncms-source=login\" target=_blank>the Yuma Sun<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testing began in early February with a goal of finishing by April, said Isaac Rodriguez, team leader for the proving ground\u2019s combat automotive division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore the soldier ever touches the vehicle, we want to make sure that it is safe for them to use,\u201d Rodriguez told the Yuma Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/01\/25\/infantry-squad-vehicle-is-a-cramped-ride-but-army-says-it-meets-requirements\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GMD-ISV-Final-3500-03-16x9.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Infantry Squad Vehicle is a cramped ride,  but US Army says it meets requirements<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army&#039;s Infantry Squad Vehicle is meeting its requirements, but due to the nature of its role to rapidly inject an infantry squad into battle, it&#039;s a tight fit for passengers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with operating one of nine prototypes over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) of desert terrain at the proving ground, \u201cwe will also be doing some slope mobility and cooling system tests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vehicle will be built under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/06\/29\/gm-defense-wins-infantry-squad-vehicle-production-contract\/\" target=_blank>a $214.3 million contract <\/a>awarded to a subsidiary, GM Defense LLC, in June. The company said in December it was renovating a facility in Concord, North Carolina, to support production of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility is expected to begin delivering production vehicles in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army plans to furnish the vehicles to infantry brigade combat teams that now don\u2019t have vehicles for transporting their frontline foot soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having soldiers ride in a vehicle with their equipment instead of carrying it across many miles of cross-country terrain to their destination means they\u2019ll be much less fatigued and better able to carry out their missions, said Steven Herrick, the Army\u2019s product lead for ground mobility vehicles within the Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has always been coined as a better boot,\u201d Herrick said. \u201cIt is a mode of transportation that effectively changes the game on how soldiers deploy and get to their objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unarmored vehicle will be light enough to be sling loaded under a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and small enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cargo plane could also deliver the vehicle with a low-altitude airdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pentagon assessment said the vehicle will provide infantry soldiers with valuable off-road mobility and \u201cto be less predictable in their movement\u201d but is cramped and lacks convenient storage space for a squad\u2019s nine soldiers and their equipment. The assessment by the Defense Department\u2019s test and evaluation office was first reported by the Task &amp; Purpose military news website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vehicle is based on the frame of the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize truck, and Herrick said 90 percent of its parts are commercial off-the-shelf components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial contract is for production of 649 vehicles by the end of the 2024 fiscal year, but the Army plans a total of 2,065.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina \u2014 which specializes in parachute assault operations \u2014 is slated to receive the first 59 vehicles later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, 11 infantry brigade combat teams will be outfitted with 59 vehicles each under the first 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