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Every section dismount issued a replacement battery cell to carry along with their other gear....Curious to know how battlefield EVs refuel during offensive operations.
Every section dismount issued a replacement battery cell to carry along with their other gear....Curious to know how battlefield EVs refuel during offensive operations.
Every section dismount issued a replacement battery cell to carry along with their other gear....
From diesel powered mobile generators, one per platoon.Curious to know how battlefield EVs refuel during offensive operations.
Begs the question what contracts are they eyeing? LVM? ERC? the milcot/G-Wagon replacement? If they set up production lines in canada, they may have a leg up scoring contracts.GM Defense's first international expansion is to Canada:
This is a brilliant move if they do.Begs the question what contracts are they eyeing? LVM? ERC? the milcot/G-Wagon replacement? If they set up production lines in canada, they may have a leg up scoring contracts.
They can fill the IRB content in seconds. Lol And yes the new half flex line Oshawa could handle it. But in reality an CAF contract would be a couple of days production. But they can also set up the upfitting themselves or with a partner for Canadian content.This is a brilliant move if they do.
GM Defense's immediate goal is to win the Canadian Armed Forces' Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) contract. The new LUV's will replace the CAF's current fleet of Mercedes G-Wagons (Geländewagen) and Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MilCOTS) Chevrolet Silverados, which have been in service since 2003.
Actually you generally run out of space on the ISV before any significant issues.I was an infantryman my entire career and once they start loading these things up they will bend in half. The Canadian Army is well known for carrying extraneous shit "because the troops might need it". It is the same with rucksacks "the troops can carry more crap now".
Yes could be good for the CAF. They seem to like German vehicles. So you get a GM built truck of Germany design. This would help the service supply chain as the US will want the crazy German bits replaced with NA supplied parts.Would be nice if we ordered 1,000 of the 4x4 versions, so we can have a real tactical truck.
Really none of those. The Jeep, Bronco etc are all really street off roaders. The Jeep of today is more the Polaris, GM ISV etc.I’ve said it before (probably not here) and I’ll say it again. Whatever we will get as a main fleet, we will always need a “Jeep”. We need something that is light weight, stealthy, rugged, easy to maintain with an already existing supply chain, really built for off road (no IFS), big enough for 3-4 people and their 48 hrs days of supplies and not a pickup. That doesn’t live us with a tonne of commercial ready options. That leaves Toyota Troopy, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, or the Grenadier unless I miss one.
The LSVW was perfectly fine....I’ve said it before (probably not here) and I’ll say it again. Whatever we will get as a main fleet, we will always need a “Jeep”. We need something that is light weight, stealthy, rugged, easy to maintain with an already existing supply chain, really built for off road (no IFS), big enough for 3-4 people and their 48 hrs days of supplies and not a pickup. That doesn’t live us with a tonne of commercial ready options. That leaves Toyota Troopy, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, or the Grenadier unless I miss one.