Stryker

Stryker
Stryker
	M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV)
Type	Armored personnel carrier–infantry fighting vehicle hybrid
Place of origin	Canada/United States
Service history
In service	2002–present
Used by	United States (see Operators below for details)
Production history
Manufacturer	General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada
Unit cost	US$4.9 million (2012)
No. built	~4,900 including 4,466 vehicles in US Army
Specifications
Mass	ICV: 18.16 short tons (16.47 t) ; MGS: 20.69 short tons (18.77 t)
Length	22 ft 10 in (6.95 m)
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Height	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Crew	Varies, usually 2
Passengers	Up to 9
Armor	With bolt-on ceramic armor: all-around 14.5×114mm protection
Main; armament	0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun; or; 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted in a Protector remote weapon station; or; 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun (on Stryker Dragoons); or; 105 mm M68A2 gun (on M1128 Mobile Gun System);
Secondary; armament	0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 and 7.62 mm M240 machine guns (on M1128 Mobile Gun System)
Engine	Caterpillar C7; 350 hp (260 kW)
Power/weight	ICV: 19.3 hp/sh ton (15.8 kW/tonne)
Suspension	8×8 wheeled
Operational; range	310 mi (500 km)
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)

The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III, itself derived from the Swiss Mowag Piranha^[8]. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in London, Ontario. It has four-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive (8×8).^[9]

The Stryker was conceived as a family of vehicles forming the backbone of a new medium-weight brigade combat team (BCT) that was to strike a balance between Armored brigade combat teams (heavy armor) and Infantry brigade combat teams. The service launched the Interim Armored Vehicle competition, and in 2000, the service selected the LAV III proposed by GDLS and General Motors Defense. The service named this family of vehicles the "Stryker".

Ten variants of the Stryker were initially conceived, some of which have been upgraded with v-hulls.

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