US Army embarks on competitive prototyping journey for Arctic vehicle April 5 The Small Unit Support Vehicle provides paratroopers with the ability to move over deep snowy terrain during Arctic Warrior 21 on Feb. 9, 2021, at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska. The Army plans to replace the obsolete vehicle. (Maj. Jason Welch/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army is embarking on a competitive prototyping effort to acquire a new, all-terrain vehicle that can operate in the Arctic, with evaluations to take place in Alaska this year, according to Tim Goddette, the program executive officer of the service’s combat support and combat service support.
Army resumes testing for its family of medium tactical vehicles January 21
Upgraded FMTV, both four and six-wheel variants, have resumed government testing after running into problems requiring some redesign in 2020. (Oshkosh) WASHINGTON The Army has resumed product verification testing for the latest variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Wolfgang Petermann, project manager of transportation systems in the Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support, told Defense News. The A2 variant ran into problems during PVT testing and the Army program office stopped the effort about 50,000 miles into a 170,000-mile reliability test in May 2020, Petermann said. The upgraded A2 variant include an adjustable suspension system, increased payload, improved ride quality, electronic stability control, and an underbody protection kit.