A General Dynamics business has secured a $712.3 million order from the U.S. Army as part of a five-year contract awarded in 2020.
Under the order, General Dynamics Land Systems will deliver 300 Stryker DVHA1 vehicles to the service branch, the Sterling Heights, Michigan-based company announced on Monday.
“Stryker is the Army’s largest combat vehicle fleet – combat-proven, cost-effective, highly mobile, versatile, sustainable and transportable,” said Gordon Stein, vice president of U.S. operations at General Dynamics Land Systems.
Stein noted the 450-horsepower engine, 60,000-pound suspension, 910-amp alternator and in-vehicle digital network of the Stryker A1 vehicles.
By purchasing these vehicles, the Army intends to increase survivability and capability in its Stryker brigades.
“We are proud that our innovation, research, development and investment have evolved the Stryker into a next-generation platform for Stryker Brigade Combat Team formations and beyond,” Stein remarked.