The Army announced a significant expansion of its Infantry Squad Vehicle program, increasing total procurement to 11,582 units as of February 2026.
The expansion represents an 18-fold increase from the program's original objective of 649 vehicles when it began in 2019. Growth accelerated based on soldier feedback from combat training. In February 2021, the requirement increased to 900 units. After two additional increases, the objective reached 2,593 units. In April 2025, the Army approved an ISV utility variant and increased the procurement objective to 5,733 vehicles across both variants.
The Infantry Squad Vehicle is an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers and their equipment. The program used commercial off-the-shelf products and soldier feedback through the Army's Transformation in Contact program, rather than traditional military specifications and extensive government testing. Susan Fung, Portfolio Acquisition Executive for the Army's Maneuver Ground team, said the approach prioritized speed. "Traditional defense acquisition has prioritized its bureaucratic processes and zero-defect mentality over speed," she said. "That approach often meant our soldiers had to wait quite a bit for critical capabilities to reach the field."
Using rapid acquisition methods, the first unit was equipped within 24 months, compared to the four to ten years typical for traditional acquisition processes.
The Army is currently developing an ISV heavy variant with enhanced onboard power generation and storage capability to support next-generation command and control equipment.