The United States intends to compete with Russia for the Arctic. Yesterday, April 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Army announced a CATV tender for the purchase of Arctic all-terrain vehicles.
The purchase of new tracked vehicles capable of operating in extreme cold conditions is planned to be carried out in an accelerated mode. Already in June, the US Army intends to purchase the first prototypes for testing, and from 2022, the winner of the tender will have to launch mass production of all-terrain vehicles. The test vehicles will be provided by Oshkosh Defense in partnership with ST Engineering, as well as BAE Hagglunds, a subsidiary of BAE System.
Arctic all-terrain vehicle SUSV
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The accelerated purchases are due to the fact that the existing Arctic all-terrain vehicles of the US Army (SUSV) are subject to decommissioning from 2023. In total, it is planned to purchase 110 new tracked vehicles with the possibility of expanding the contract to 163 units.
The SUSV all-terrain vehicles were purchased in the 80s and are one of the versions of the Swedish Hägglunds Bv 206 articulated vehicle. The press service of the company Oshkosh Defense has already stated that it will offer an upgraded version of the Bronco 3 from ST Engineering for tender.
Bronco 3 Articulated All-terrain vehicle
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