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U.S. Army’s New Jeep is an Off-Road Marvel

The U.S. Army’s new Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) — its “21st century jeep” — exchanges armor for speed and off-road mobility to keep its fighting men out of harm’s way.

Arthur J. Villasanta – Fourth Estate Contributor

Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The U.S. Army’s new Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) — its “21st century jeep” — exchanges armor for velocity and off-road mobility to maintain its preventing males out of hurt’s approach.

GMV was designed to be mild and quick and rapidly velocity troopers from a drop zone and out of vary of enemy direct and oblique hearth weapons. The first 300 GMVs might be allotted to the Army’s 5 airborne brigade fight groups. Another 1,700 GMVs are anticipated to enter Army service in a while.

Each GMV can carry 9 fully-equipped squaddies. The military mentioned 5 autos are sufficient to hold a platoon headquarters; three rifle squads and a weapons squad. Mechanically, the GMV is predicated on the General Dynamics Flyer Advanced Light Strike Vehicle.

A heavy-duty four-wheel-drive system permits the GMV to journey throughout terrain few different autos would try. GMV’s capabilities are eye-opening. It can climb-up a 60 diploma hill and ford 30 inches of water. GMV additionally has a 55.5 diploma method angle and 53.1 diploma departure angle.

This compares to probably the most off-road-worthy Jeep Wrangler, the Rubicon, which has a 44 diploma method angle and a 37 diploma departure angle. A restricted slip-front differential and a limited-slip locking rear differential present elevated mobility for the GMV.

The 2.zero liter bi-turbo engine reaches a high velocity of 160 km/h. GMV has an operational vary of 560 km. GMV will be airdropped from a transport aircraft or helicopter. It suits within a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The machine might be armed a Browning M-2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun and M240 medium machine weapons.

Initial manufacturing of the GMV is ongoing and full-rate manufacturing in anticipated by the third quarter of FY 2019, mentioned the Army.

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