通用汽车防务部门（GM Defense）周一宣布，陆军已将步兵分队车辆（Infantry Squad Vehicle，ISV）的订单从最初的649辆扩大至近12,000辆。
GM Defense announced on Monday that the Army has expanded orders for the Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV, from the initial 649 to nearly 12,000.
该声明是在陆军协会（Association of the United States Army）年度博览会上发布的，意味着陆军将把ISV车队规模提高约1,750%。
The announcement, made at the annual exposition for the Association of the United States Army, means the service will be increasing its fleet of ISVs by roughly 1,750%.
公司总裁Steve duMont赞扬了GM Defense满足陆军快速变化需求的能力，称公司凭借“先进能力、快速部署和可持续规模”能够应对“现代防务格局”的需求。“通过将通用汽车世界级的工程、供应链和制造规模直接转交给服役人员，我们正以前所未有的速度将客户需求转化为任务就绪能力，”duMont表示。
Company President Steve duMont praised his GM Defense’s ability to deliver on the fast-paced needs of the Army, touting the company’s ability to meet the demands of the “modern defense landscape” with “advanced capability, rapid fielding and sustainable scale.”“By transferring GM’s world-class engineering, supply chain and manufacturing scale directly to the service member, we are transforming customer needs into mission-ready capability faster than ever before,” duMont said.
为了展示其运作速度，公司引用了其仅用22天就向洛克希德·马丁交付PAC-3导弹段增强型外壳部件的案例。公司表示，这一成就表明“通用汽车的先进铸造和精密制造能力可以立即扩规模”，以交付关键部件。
To illustrate the pace at which it operates, the company referenced how it delivered PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement housing components to Lockheed Martin in just 22 days. The company said the feat shows how “GM’s advanced casting and precision-fabrication capabilities can immediately scale” to deliver critical components.
在ISV研发之前，通用汽车与陆军紧密合作，以确定“一个明确的作战缺口”，公司称。随后，公司利用这些信息自行资助了ISV-实用型原型机的研发。作为回报，GM Defense向陆军免费交付了七辆“高度通用的五人士兵变体”原型，用于单位层面的评估。公司补充称，这些变体将部署在39个现役和国民警卫机动旅中。
Ahead of development of the ISV, GM worked closely with the Army to identify “a clear operational gap,” according to the company. It then used the information to self-fund the creation of an ISV-Utility prototype. In turn, the GM Defense delivered seven prototypes of the “highly versatile five-soldier variant” for unit-level assessments “at no cost” to the Army. The company added that those variants will be fielded across 39 active-duty and National Guard mobile brigades.
与传统战斗车辆不同，ISV没有装甲。事实上，标准设计甚至没有门或窗户。
Unlike traditional combat vehicles, the ISV does not have armor. In fact, the standard design doesn’t even have doors or windows.
ISV和ISV-Heavy分别基于通用汽车雪佛兰科罗拉多ZR2和雪佛兰银rado HD 3500 ZR2设计，旨在适应战场变化，而非针对特定任务集。
The ISV and ISV-Heavy, which are modeled after GM’s Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500 ZR2, respectively, are designed to be adapted to changes on the battlefield rather than specific mission sets.
利用从乌克兰吸取的教训，陆军官员表示，ISV 将作为新成立的机动旅级战斗队（即 MBCT）的平台，该队旨在快速应对不断变化的威胁以及大规模作战行动的需求。
Using lessons learned from Ukraine, Army officials say the ISV will serve as a platform for newly established Mobile Brigade Combat Teams, or MBCTs, which are designed to quickly respond to evolving threats and the demands of large-scale combat operations.
在 AUSA 展会上，通用汽车国防部门还展示了无人地面车辆（即 UGV）和远征能源储存系统的概念。
At AUSA, GM Defense also unveiled concepts for an unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, and an expeditionary energy storage system.
该 UGV 采用了公司描述的“雪佛兰银ado 3500HD 双后轮滑板架构”，旨在用于“静默后勤和伤员疏散”。通用汽车国防部门计划于 2027 年开始测试该车辆。
The UGV uses what the company described as “Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD dual-rear-wheel skateboard architecture” and is intended for “silent logistics and casualty evacuation.”GM Defense aims to begin testing the vehicle in 2027.
该公司还展示了 EPIQ 混合动力原型机，这是一种受陆军启发的远征能源储存系统。根据通用汽车国防部门的说法，该 60 千瓦、100 千瓦时的系统配有车载发电机，旨在降低热信号和噪声特征。
The company also showcased the EPIQ Hybrid prototype, an Army-inspired expeditionary energy storage system. According to GM Defense, the 60-kilowatt, 100-kilowatt-hour system is paired with an onboard generator designed to reduce thermal and noise signatures.