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Stryker Armored Vehicle |
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 Mission
To fulfill an immediate requirement in the Army's current
transformation process to equip a strategically deployable
(C-17/C-5) and operationally deployable (C-130) brigade
capable of rapid movement anywhere on the globe in a combat
ready configuration. The armored wheeled vehicle is designed
to enable the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) to maneuver
more easily in close and urban terrain while providing
protection in open terrain.
Entered Army Service
May 2002
Description and Specifications
Stryker comprises two variants - the Infantry Carrier Vehicle
(ICV) and the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The ICV has eight
additional configurations: Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV), Mortar
Carrier (MC), Commanders Vehicle (CV), Fire Support Vehicle, (FSV),
Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV), Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV),
Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGM), and NBC
Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV). Eight configurations are in
production now, the first systems having been delivered in Feb
2002. The MGS and NBCRV are in development and will be
delivered beginning in 2005. Performance highlights include
C-130 transportability; internetted C4ISR capability; integral
all-around 14.5mm armor protection and 152mm artillery
airburst protection (upgradeable to Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) protection with add-on armor); self-deployment and
self-recovery capability; reduced vehicle acoustic signature;
ability to carry a nine-man infantry or engineer squad; and
bunker and wall breaching capability. These highlights provide
a force that will move rapidly as a cohesive combined arms
combat team.
Weight: 19 tons
Speed: In excess of 60 mph
Cruising Range: In excess of 300 miles on 53 gallons of
fuel
Three block improvements are planned for the Stryker. A
crew-installable add-on armor kit that provides 360-degree
RPG-7 protection, an internal recoil-mounted 120mm mortar
system, and embedded training that will be provided beginning
with the third SBCT. Block improvements will be retrofitted to
SBCTs 1 and 2 in subsequent years.
Manufacturer
General Dynamics Land Systems |
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