US Army Moves Ahead with Stryker Hull Modification: "General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI received a $58.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a modified hull design for the US Army’s Stryker vehicles to improve performance and survivability in Afghanistan.
The Stryker has come under criticism for its performance in Afghanistan since the first Stryker brigade was deployed there in the summer of 2009. The Stryker vehicles have been faulted for their lack of maneuverability on rough terrain and vulnerability to IEDs.
During US Senate testimony earlier this year, Gen. George Casey said that the US Army was planning to modify the Stryker vehicle with a double V-shaped hull designed to deflect IED blasts from below…"
