Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1)

The GMV 1.1 is an all-terrain vehicle developed especially for use by special operations forces (SOF).

The GMV 1.1 was developed to fill a ground mobility capability gap that was identified by SOCOM. A search to procure a SOF-unique vehicle to cover the shortfall in mobility over denied austere terrain was initiated. The result was the GMV 1.1 manufactured by General Dynamic Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS).

GMV 1.1 Features

• Air-transportable in CH-47 / MH-47 heavy lift helicopters (up to 2 at a time, depending on payload)
• crew rollover protection via crush-resistant rollbars able to withstand 100% gross vehicle weight
• tractive effort with the ability climb 60% grade
• modular design - base vehicle to be adapted for specific missions with with the use of kits
• can accomodate 6 operators (7 with secondary seating kit)
• fitted with net-ready C4 (Command, Control, Communications, Computers) gear

Initial production run of the GMV 1.1 is 1,297 vehicles. They will be replacing many of the Ground Mobility Vehicles currently in use with United States SOF units, with the first unit equipped in November 2015.

GMV 1.1 Specifications

GMV 1.1 - Photos & More Info

A GMV 1.1 .with a minigun mounted at the gunner's station. The gunner's mount can transverse a full 360 degrees for all round defense. Note the storage boxes fitted to the doors. Also visibile on the front of a vehicle is a winch for recovery purposes.

U.S. DoD Photo

A GMV 1.1 fitted with a GAU-19 .50 cal gatling gun. Note the open nature afforded by the roll bar design. Troops within the vehicle have good visibility and ability to engage with small arms.

U.S. DoD Photo

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