AUSA 2024: GM Defense unveils new vehicle and highlights ISV’s current disaster relief work
GM Defense’s Nex Gen vehicle can provide silent watch and substantial battery charging capability for troops. (Photo: GM Defense)
GM Defense’s Next Gen Tactical Vehicle (Next Gen) has been seen before but not in such an advanced prototype. Much like the company’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), the vehicle draws on a commercial platform.
GM Defense’s new Next Gen prototype is planned to be able to run for up to 300 miles (480km) of silent range with a diesel-powered motor and 15 gallons of diesel recharging the batteries twice.
Nex Gen is on display in prototype form for the first time at AUSA 2024 in Washington DC which runs from 14–16 October.
The vehicle is built around the company’s Chevy Silverado and has already been put into the hands of soldiers in a ‘touch points’ programme at the company’s own Milford Proving Grounds.
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