AUSA 2012: GDLS introduces ‘Tracked Stryker’ concept
Among the programme initiatives highlighted by General Dynamics Land Systems at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2012 annual meeting was a new ‘Tracked Stryker’ medium tracked concept vehicle.
Dubbed ‘Stryker+Tr’, the concept vehicle features the Stryker Double-V Hull vehicle and targets the US Army’s emerging Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) requirement to replace its aging M113 series family of vehicles.
‘Initially we chose the Stryker “Double-V” to be our offering as the M113 replacement, primarily because of fuel efficiency,’ explained Mike Cannon, senior vice president for Ground Combat Systems at GDLS.
‘The Stryker DVH is the lowest combat
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