ISVs for BCTs: Army needs more than expected, vice chief says

By Dominic Minadeo / July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Army is requesting $308 million in fiscal year 2026 to buy more than 1,000 Infantry Squad Vehicles as the service attempts to surge procurement while shedding itself of bulky Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and humvees. That comes as Army leaders have recognized, after running the ISV through multiple “transforming in contact” renditions this past year, that they’ll need to give Brigade Combat Teams a higher number than previously thought, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus announced yesterday...

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