Soldiers with the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions recently kicked the tires of the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The ISV is being brought into the ground vehicle fleet to give ground-pounders a break, helping them cover terrain in a small insertion vehicle rather than hoofing the entire journey by foot.
That’s one reason the ISV program manager has nicknamed the vehicle a “better boot.”
The ISV is able to carry multiple days’ worth of personal and squad gear and sustainment and, due to its small size, can be transported by either air assault or airborne assault missions, according to a release from the Army’s Operational Test Command.
