We already know the Oshkosh JLTV will be replacing the U.S. military’s iconic Hummer for general mobility, but apparently there’s still a gap in the motor pool for fast and light tactical transportation. It turns out the Army may end up with the same buggy you can buy at your local powersports shop.
Bloomberg is reporting that some 600 paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne will land in Poland next month for what Army Colonel Colin Tuley described as a “joint, forcible-entry exercise.” About 1,000 British and Polish paratroopers will join the Americans.
And on this training run they will be evaluating the Polaris MRZR. It’s an 875cc Side-By-Side (SxS) Utility Task Vehicle (or Utility Terrain Vehicle/UTV) that the Army is hoping will serve more as a foot-solider supplement than a standalone attack truck.
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