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The initial batch of prototype Infantry Support Vehicles (ISVs) for the US Army is expected to be delivered this month, Shephard has learned.
Following a downselect and contract award to GM Defense in June 2020, the company will hand over nine vehicles to the Army for testing on 26 October.
A spokesperson from Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Services Support (PEO CS&CSS) said: ‘Six ISVs will be delivered to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland, one to Yuma Test Center in Arizona, and two to Fort. Bragg, N.C. [North Carolina], for Low-Velocity Air Drop testing.’
Following delivery, the spokesperson
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