GM Defense Unveils Silverado-Based Unmanned Military Vehicle As U.S. Army Requirement Nears 12,000 Units

General Motors’defence subsidiary, GM Defense, has actually revealed a brand-new unmanned ground car (UGV)principle based upon the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDas the business broadens its military car organization and enhances its worldwide defence collaborations.

The statement was made on October 12, 2026, at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., where GM Defense showcased numerous innovations developed to fulfill the altering requirements of military forces.

Based upon the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD dual-rear-wheel skateboard architecture, the brand-new unmanned ground lorry (UGV) is created to support objectives such as quiet logistics and casualty evacuation, with practical trials targeted for 2027.

“By moving GM’s first-rate engineering, supply chain and production scale straight to the service member, we are changing client requires into mission-ready ability much faster than ever in the past,” stated Steve duMont, president of GM Defense.

Together with the brand-new Silverado 3500HD-based UGV principle, GM Defense likewise showed its EPIQ Hybrid model, a 60-kilowatt/100-kilowatt-hour energy storage system coupled with an onboard generator developed to lower thermal and sound signatures in difficult operating environments.

The current advancements highlight GM Defense’s technique of adjusting industrial automobile proficiency to support military movement and functional requirements. GM Defence keeps in mind that the U.S. Army’s prepared requirement has actually grown from a preliminary order of roughly 649 cars to almost 12,000 systems.

The business likewise highlighted its production abilities through an agreement with Lockheed Martin. GM Defense provided its very first batch of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile-system real estate parts simply 22 days after the agreement was signed on August 6, 2026.

Globally, GM Defence UK is advancing its Light Mobility Vehicle program proposition through Team LionStrike, a collaboration including NP Aerospace and BAE Systems. The consortium intends to supply commercially based movement services for allied military forces.

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