The new approval means that the U.S. Army will have a new compact vehicle at its disposal in areas where the aging Humvee platform might not be the best fit. Using what is essentially a regular pickup truck with some combat-ready modifications has a fair share of benefits. John Hufstedler, the product director for Ground Mobility Vehicles, explains: “Leveraging a commercial vehicle and the world-class manufacturing capability of GM Defense has helped compress the time it takes to field a modernized capability meeting Infantry Soldiers’ needs.”
The ISV has already undergone all manner of army testing including reliability tests and testing in the field. It has also passed tests where it was loaded into a helicopter and tests where it was dropped out of the back of a plane at low velocity. GM likely doesn’t test ZR2 Colorados in the same way. Rigorous trials in the field where soldiers who would be driving the vehicle day after day also offered input.
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