Flyer-based vehicle to give 173rd Airborne troops speed on the ground
May 12, 2018 Nancy Montgomery - Stars and Stripes
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is expecting to get new ground vehicles that can climb hills, ford streams and enable a speedy exit from a drop zone.
The brigade is one of the five airborne brigades scheduled to receive the Ground Mobility Vehicle, a high-performance, four-wheel drive vehicle based on the Flyer Advanced Light Strike Vehicle, sometime next year.
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The Flyers, used in the past few years by special operations forces, have a turbocharged diesel 2-liter engine generating 195 horsepower. Their top speed is listed at 95 mph.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/05/flyer-based-vehicle-to-give-173rd-airborne-troops-speed-on-the-ground/
