US Troops Train With Tiny German Wiesel ‘Tankettes’ That Fit Inside A CH-53 Helicopter
NATO’s largest exercise in decades is letting the alliance’s members show off unique capabilities, including a particularly tiny armored vehicle.
NATO’s largest exercise in decades is letting the alliance’s members show off unique capabilities, including a particularly tiny armored vehicle.
Existing all-terrain vehicles lack the desired firepower and protection, but larger vehicles simply won’t fit in the tiltrotor’s small cargo bay.
Though billed as a border patrol and law enforcement vehicle, it could just as useful in for regular military and special operations missions.
After decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere.
The trucks will have modular body kits that units can swap out to change their appearance to best blend in while operating in sensitive locations.
Special Operations Command is spending millions on new turrets amid reports that the vehicles are too vulnerable for actual combat.
A senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee.