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U.S. Military to test Toyota Land Cruiser, Hilux & Ford Ranger as war vehicles
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:12 pm
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The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has placed an order for militarized Toyota Land Cruisers, Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to use as low-profile but battle-survivable field vehicles. That’s provided the prototypes pass muster in military evaluations, of course.
Defense contractor Battelle of Columbus, Ohio has been awarded up to $170 million to build “as many as 556 vehicles—396 armored and 160 unarmored—with most of them consisting of the Toyota Land Cruiser models 76 and 79,” Military Aerospace reports.
That would be the beloved and boxy “70 Series” in SUV and pickup-truck form.
Battelle’s press release says they’ll also be preparing Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger pickups for military use, all of which will be designed to look like regular trucks.
Underneath the stock-apperance exterior, the 4x4s will have various configurations of armoring, upgraded suspension, brakes, reinforcements to the body and frame, infrared lighting, night vision, military communications and recon equipment (C4ISR), a “blackout mode” that presumably kills all lights, and “tires designed to survive enemy small-arms fire.”
They’re no MRAPs, but the idea is to move personnel around quickly and quietly in areas that might not be too welcoming.
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:15 pm to Dr RC
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That would be the beloved and boxy “70 Series” in SUV and pickup-truck form.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:16 pm to Dr RC
Stealing a page from the terrorists I see
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:17 pm to Dr RC
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Sorry, I had to......
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:17 pm to JBeam
I 100% agree with that group of black guys.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:17 pm to Dr RC
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:18 pm to Dr RC
I'm assuming this is the Global Ranger, hopefully coming to the U.S. market soon?
One of the few vehicles that could turn my head from Toyota.
One of the few vehicles that could turn my head from Toyota.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:18 pm to Dr RC
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Hiluxes
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:19 pm to X123F45
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:20 pm to Ace Midnight
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I'm assuming this is the Global Ranger, hopefully coming to the U.S. market soon?
I see a lot of Mexicans driving these.
On another note, they sell some odd vehicles in Mexico.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:20 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:Reminds me of the Chevy Colorado.
I'm assuming this is the Global Ranger, hopefully coming to the U.S. market soon?
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:22 pm to upgrayedd
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On another note, they sell some odd vehicles in Mexico.
all over the world, the big three have an entire different line of vehicles for foreign markets, and for some reason there are thousands of Ford Fairlanes driving the streets of BA
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:23 pm to Ace Midnight
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I'm assuming this is the Global Ranger, hopefully coming to the U.S. market soon?
One of the few vehicles that could turn my head from Toyota.
Go find a pic of the Jeep pick-up & tell me what you think
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:26 pm to 777Tiger
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all over the world, the big three have an entire different line of vehicles for foreign markets, and for some reason there are thousands of Ford Fairlanes driving the streets of BA
I know they sell different cars around the world, it's just the ones I see coming from Mexico have really odd/ugly designs.
Also, in case you were wondering, the Mexican version of the F-150 is the "Lobo"
This post was edited on 7/22/16 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:30 pm to Dr RC
Those Hilux's are badass and almost indestructible. There's a reason you see terrorists driving nothing but them in the desert.
I saw a bunch in Peru a couple of months ago. I wish they sold em here.
I saw a bunch in Peru a couple of months ago. I wish they sold em here.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:34 pm to rintintin
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:53 pm to Wtodd
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Go find a pic of the Jeep pick-up & tell me what you think
ehh, those pics that came out the other day are of a mule tester though.
that wont be what it looks like in the end.
it'll likely be much closer to the Wranger JK 8 pickup conversions that aftermarket companies make for people.
This post was edited on 7/22/16 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 7/22/16 at 1:01 pm to Rickety Cricket
Ahhh the old terrorist toyota i see
Posted on 7/22/16 at 1:11 pm to Dr RC
ISIS loves these vehicles so they will be happy when we leave a few thousand in the desert for them to use
Posted on 7/22/16 at 1:15 pm to JBeam
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Reminds me of the Chevy Colorado.
I had never seen one before but they do look a lot like the Colorados. The only difference is the Ford seems to be made for a younger crowd, some of the styling touches look cheesy and cheap.
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