Future 105 mm light gun limber part of Team Lionstrike UK LMP offer

A GM Defense ISV-9 vehicle towing a 105 mm howitzer during a demonstration on 13 November 2025 of Team Lionstrike's vehicles to be put forward for the UK MoD's LMP requirement. (BAE Systems)

A variant of General Motors (GM) Defense's Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) adapted to tow a 105 mm light gun is being planned for the Team Lionstrike consortium's offer for the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Land Mobility Programme (LMP), a representative involved with the consortium told Janes on 13 November 2025.

Consisting of GM Defense, BAE Systems, and NP Aerospace, Team Lionstrike was announced on 3 September 2025 to compete primarily for the future LMP's Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV), Light Protected Mobility (LPM), and General Support Utility Platform (GSUP) segments. The LMV seeks to replace the British Army's Land Rover and Pinzgauer vehicles, which are due to go out of service by 2030.

The Pinzgauer is currently used to tow the British army's 105 mm guns, the representative said, adding that it is now really showing its age and that the ISV will be prepared as a proposed replacement.

GM vehicles

Team Lionstrike is putting forward largely commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based vehicles to make up some of the estimated 7,000–9,000 vehicles needed for the LMV requirement, although the exact makeup of vehicles sought is not yet known. Various ISV configurations exist, the extended ISV-9 carrying nine personnel, with all variants having a 1,450 kg load capacity and 2,265 kg towing capacity. The ISV-U (utility) variant shown in a demonstration on 13 November carries 4–5 personnel with a 2.8 litre diesel engine and a 79 litre fuel tank delivering a 750 km range.