US Army Moves Ahead with V-Hull Strykers
Oct 08, 2018 04:56 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
October 8/18: More Stryker DVHs needed General Dynamics is being contracted to upgrade more Strykers for the US Army. The awarded contract modification external link is priced at $366.9 million and covers the conversion of several Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the Double V-hull configuration. The V-hull configuration was the Army’s answer to vehicle’s poor performance during IED attacks. The new design channels blast force away from the vehicle and its occupants thus drastically enhancing soldier protection. The Army plans to acquire 742 Stryker DVH vehicles, as retrofits and as new production vehicles. That’s the full extent of the current plan, which was a major step beyond the program’s initial plan of 450 Stryker DVHs. Work will be performed at GD’s factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2021.
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