Jay Leno takes up an up-close look at the Halo Warthog-like GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) for the U.S. Army. Power comes from a 2.8L Duramax four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine generating 186 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The company is initially building 649 ISVs for the U.S. Army.
This light and agile all-terrain troop carrier was designed to transport a nine-soldier infantry squad and their equipment throughout the battlefield. It’s so light that the vehicle can be sling loaded from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and also compact enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for air transportability. GM Defense just received the green light to ramp up ISV production two years after receiving a $214.3 million contract from the U.S. Army.
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Our flexibility during the pursuit of the ISV helped us win the early stages of the contract award and has since played a pivotal role in delivering the best value solution to the U.S. Army. Not only did customer feedback make the ISV better at an accelerated pace, but it also helped us bring to bear the engineering and manufacturing expertise from our parent company, General Motors, to add new capabilities while fulfilling the Army’s design and performance requirements. We remain confident in our ability to meet higher production quantities in the future,” said Rick Kewley, GM Defense VP of Product Development and Advanced Engineering.
