Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781230578590

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Humvee, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, Stryker, MRAP, Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle, Logistics Vehicle System, Buffalo, Type 85 AFV, Lazar BVT, Type 89 AFV, Type 90 AFV, M970, Medium Mine Protected Vehicle, Grizzly APC, ZBD-97, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, M939 Truck, MAN SX, Cheetah MMPV, M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System, VBL, Cambli International Thunder 1, M58 Wolf, Armet Armored Vehicles Gurkha, MAN KAT1, Wisent, Valanx, AIL Abir. Excerpt: The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4+4-wheel-drive, armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor: Pfc Stuart S. Stryker, who died in World War II and Spc4 Robert F. Stryker, who died in the Vietnam War. In October 1999, General Eric Shinseki, then U.S. Army Chief of Staff, outlined a transformation plan for the army that would allow it to adapt to post-Cold War conditions. The plan, dubbed "Objective Force," would have the army adopt a flexible doctrine that would allow it to deploy quickly, and equipped for a variety of operations. An early phase of the plan called for the introduction of an 'Interim Armored Vehicle' which was intended to fill the capability gap between heavy and lethal, but not easily deployable vehicles (such as the M2 Bradley), and easily deployed, but lightly armed and protected vehicles (such as the HMMWV). A variant of the Canadian LAV III offered by the General Dynamics-General Motors Defence Canada team was ultimately awarded the contract in November 2000. The Stryker MGS moved into low-rate initial production in 2005 for evaluation. The vehicle is employed in Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, light and mobile units based on the Brigade...