Stryker Armoured Infantry Combat Vehicles:
India and the United States are in advanced talks for the joint manufacture of the latest generation of Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles (ICVs).
- The Stryker is a family of eight-wheel-drive combat armoured infantry combat vehicles (ICVs).
- It is jointly developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada and the General Dynamics Land Systems Division in the United States.
- It was the first new military vehicle inducted into US Army service since the Abrams tank in the 1980s.
- The Stryker can formulate a quick response to insurgencies or war-like situations, moving much faster than tanks on paved roads, thereby getting infantry squads into the fight more swiftly.
- The Stryker vehicles have demonstrated a better chance of surviving against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) compared to other light military vehicles.
- The Strykers can be transported via Chinook helicopters, which the Indian Air Force uses.
- It is a V-hull armoured infantry vehicle equipped with a 30 mm cannon and a 105 mm mobile gun.
- The Stryker hull is constructed from high-hardness steel.
- On top of this, the Stryker has a layer of ceramic tile armor, offering additional protection.
- It is manned by a two-person crew and can carry a nine-man infantry squad.
- It has a range of 483 kilometers and can reach a top speed of around 100 km/h.
