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Army

GM Defense Unveils New Five-Seat Heavy Gun Carrier Variant Of Infantry Squad Vehicle

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 11th, 2021

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GM Defense Unveils New Five-Seat Heavy Gun Carrier Variant Of Infantry Squad Vehicle

GM Defense's new five-seat variant of its Infantry Squad Vehicle at the AUSA 2021 conference. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

GM Defense [GM] has unveiled a new five-seat variant of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, showcasing a version of the lightweight air-droppable platform outfitted that could be geared toward potential Special Operations customers. Steve duMont, the company’s president, told Defense Daily the variant, which builds off the baseline nine-seat ISV the company is currently producing for the Army, will be outfitted as a heavy gun carrier while on display at this week’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in…

Congress

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