{"id":41690,"date":"2022-05-16T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/16\/us-special-ops-to-get-vehicle-converter-kits-for-the-arctic-by-early-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:19:43","slug":"us-special-ops-to-get-vehicle-converter-kits-for-the-arctic-by-early-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/05\/16\/us-special-ops-to-get-vehicle-converter-kits-for-the-arctic-by-early-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"US special ops to get vehicle converter kits for the Arctic by early 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dsei\/2021\/09\/13\/polaris-unveils-newest-light-tactical-vehicle-at-london-defense-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polaris<\/a> has developed a kit to convert the MRZR Alpha \u2014 used by U.S. Special Operations Command as its Lightweight All-Terrain Vehicle \u2014 for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/05\/12\/army-poised-to-revamp-alaska-forces-to-prep-for-arctic-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\"> the Arctic <\/a>and is gearing up to be able to produce it for customers early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Arctic kit is currently in government validation testing, and a production decision will be made at the start of next year on how many kits the command will buy for its LATV fleet, according to Polaris executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special operations units and all of the U.S. armed services have an interest in boosting their operational capabilities in the Arctic. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2021\/03\/16\/new-strategy-sets-up-army-to-operate-in-increasingly-relevant-arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army released a strategy for operating in the region<\/a> in 2021 and has slowly reviewed what it will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/frozen-pathways\/2021\/04\/05\/us-army-embarks-on-competitive-prototyping-journey-for-arctic-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">modernize and build up <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/2022\/05\/09\/were-making-strides-but-arctic-soldiers-still-need-help-from-big-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">effective operational units<\/a> in the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polaris won the contract to supply the MRZR Alpha as the command\u2019s LATV in 2020 for $109 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kit \u2014 which Polaris displayed at Modern Day Marine in Washington, D.C., this month \u2014 provided tracks instead of wheels, plus a cab that keeps passengers less exposed to the elements, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cObviously improving the over-snow capability where a wheeled vehicle is somewhat limited\u201d is a reason customers want this capability, Nick Francis, Polaris\u2019 vice president for government and defense, told Defense News in a recent interview. \u201cBut there are other types of transitionary terrain or loose soil conditions that a tracked vehicle can also help with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis noted the cab system can be used separately, with or without tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe vehicles are expeditionary in nature,\u201d he said, and \u201chaving a single vehicle that can be used for a wide variety of missions is very important. \u2026 If you can have one vehicle perform in the desert, and then modify that vehicle quickly within two to three hours, and then have it perform in the Arctic environment, you\u2019re able to do more with one asset, so it greatly reduces the logistics burden, maintenance burden, those types of things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The track installation is \u201cpretty straightforward,\u201d said John LaFata, an MRZR engineer with Polaris, as they simply take the place of the wheels and tires through an adapter. There is one additional component that provides anti-rotation features to keep the tracks from over-rotating, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe cab itself is a bit more work from that side of things because we went down the path of designing a cab that would provide really good protection and sealing capability to those elements, whether it\u2019s an Arctic mobility \u2026 and other sorts of environments where you\u2019d like to have some occupant protection from &#8230; dust, debris or other sorts of hazards,\u201d LaFata said. \u201cSo it contains a number of components.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include a front and rear hard-coat polycarbonate windshield, a roof, and a rear panel. 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