GM Defense announced Monday that the U.S. Army has expanded its order for the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) from an initial 649 units to nearly 12,000, a roughly 1,750% increase in fleet size. The announcement was made at the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exposition in Washington, D.C.
Company President Steve duMont said GM Defense can meet the Army’s fast-paced needs with “advanced capability, rapid fielding and sustainable scale.”
“By transferring GM’s world-class engineering, supply chain and manufacturing scale directly to the service member, we are transforming customer needs into mission-ready capability faster than ever before,” duMont said.
To illustrate its production speed, GM Defense noted it delivered PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement housing components to Lockheed Martin in 22 days, demonstrating how its “advanced casting and precision-fabrication capabilities can immediately scale” for critical parts.
Before developing the ISV, GM worked with the Army to identify “a clear operational gap” and self-funded an ISV-Utility prototype. The company delivered seven prototypes of the “highly versatile five-soldier variant” at no cost to the Army for unit-level assessments. Those variants will be fielded across 39 active-duty and National Guard mobile brigades.
The ISV lacks armor and, in its standard design, has no doors or windows. The ISV and ISV-Heavy are based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500 ZR2, respectively, and are designed to adapt to battlefield changes rather than specific missions.
Army officials say the ISV will serve as a platform for the newly established Mobile Brigade Combat Teams (MBCTs), which are designed to respond quickly to evolving threats and large-scale combat operations, drawing on lessons learned from Ukraine.
At AUSA, GM Defense also unveiled concepts for an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and an expeditionary energy storage system. The UGV uses “Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD dual-rear-wheel skateboard architecture” for “silent logistics and casualty evacuation,” with testing planned for 2027. The EPIQ Hybrid prototype is a 60-kilowatt, 100-kilowatt-hour energy storage system with an onboard generator to reduce thermal and noise signatures.
Sources: Defense News · Army Times