The Infantry Carrier Vehicle carries a nine-man infantry squad and a crew of two and has a Remote Weapon Station with an M2. Stryker vehicles have robust armor protection, can sustain speeds of 60 miles-perhour, have parts commonality and selfrecovery abilities and also have a central tire inflation system. The MGS and NBCRV are in development and will be delivered beginning in 2004. Eight configurations are in production now, the first systems having been delivered to the Army from General Dynamics Land Systems in February 2002. The ICV has eight additional configurations: Mortar Carrier (MC), Reconnaissance Vehicle (RV), Commanders Vehicle (CV), Fire Support Vehicle (FSV), Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV), Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV), Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGM), and NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV).Ī total of 2,112 Strykers will be fielded to the six SBCTs and training base. The Stryker comprises two variants - the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) and the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The Stryker interim armored vehicle (IAV) is a 19-ton, eight-wheeled armored vehicle that provides the Army a family of ten different vehicles on a common chassis. The Stryker-equipped IBCT will provide the joint and multinational force commander increased operational and tactical flexibility to execute the fast-paced, distributed, non-contiguous operations envisioned across the full spectrum of conflict. It will assist the IBCT in covering the near-term capabilities gap between our Legacy Force heavy and light units.
The Stryker will be a primary weapons platform for the IBCTs.
Stryker, who served in World War II, and Spc. The vehicle was named in honor of two Medal of Honor recipients: Pfc.
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