At the Modern Day Marine exhibition on 10-12 May, Polaris Government and Defense displayed a tracked variant of its MRZR Alpha with twin machine guns and a flatbed. (Photo: Wilder Alejandro Sanchez)
Orders are in place and Polaris Government and Defense has begun production of a new tracked variant of the MRZR Alpha, with deliveries to begin in Q2 2022 of two- and four-seater configurations, company representatives explained to Shephard during the recent Modern Day Marine (MDM) exhibition in Washington DC.
The MRZR Alpha has a max speed of 96km/h, a gross vehicle weight of 2,308kg and a maximum payload of 907kg. Alpha also features a 118hp diesel engine with eight-speed transmission.
On display at MDM was a four-seat tracked variant with two backseat-mounted machine guns and a flatbed at the
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