Big changes coming to Army Stryker brigades 2 hours ago Army Stryker Brigade Combat teams are expected to add engineers, electronic warfare, more artillery and robot vehicles for the future fight. (Army) While many of the Army’s vehicles are expected to be replaced in the near term, upgraded versions of the existing Stryker, an infantry carrier vehicle, are expected to keep the armored eight-wheelers as the central infantry carriers until 2040 or beyond. To keep the centerpiece of mounted infantry in the fight, Col. Damien Mason, director of the Army Capability Manager Stryker Brigade Combat Team, has a running list of new technologies to insert into the platform.