Army Converts First 'Flat-Bottomed' Stryker To Double-V Hull

By Tony Bertuca / October 15, 2012 at 9:14 PM
The Army last week converted the first flat-bottomed Stryker into a double-V hull configuration, kicking off its pilot exchange program, the service announced. Contractor General Dynamics Land Systems worked in concert with Anniston Army Depot, AL, "in response to an Army requirement for additional DVH vehicles and to reduce the overall vehicle cost," according to an Oct. 15 statement from the program executive office for ground combat systems. The exchange program, scheduled to be complete early next year, will ultimately...

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