General Dynamics Land Systems has accepted a contract to repair and retrofit the US Army’s Stryker family of vehicles.
Work for the $174.4-million project will be facilitated until February 2029, the US Department of Defense wrote.
The Stryker
The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle designed for both armored brigade and infantry brigade combat teams.
The 22.1 by 8.11-foot (6.9 by 2.7-meter) platform is operated by two personnel and can accommodate up to nine passengers.
It is protected by anti-heavy materiel armor as well as weapons such as grenade launchers, remote weapon stations, tank guns, and machine guns.
The Stryker is powered by a 350-horsepower engine for a range of 310 miles (500 kilometers) and a speed of 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour.
Since its launch, the vehicle has been produced in 10 different variants.
Latest Developments
The US Army sustainment deal follows the testing of a Stryker-mounted directed-energy weapon earlier this year.
In June 2023, General Dynamics signed a contract to supply approximately 300 of the combat vehicles to the service.
In July 2022, Oshkosh Defense started delivery of the Stryker carrier variant to the military for operational validation processes. The system was equipped with a 30-millimeter medium caliber weapon system a month earlier.
Simultaneously, the army partnered with Lockheed Martin to produce a mounted cyber capability and electronic warfare prototype suite for the Stryker.