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SPECTRE light vehicle

General Dynamics Land Systems Force Protection JAMMA/SPECTRE light vehicle
SPECTRE (rebranded from JAMMA) on display at AUSA 2012.
TypeLight air-portable utility/special forces-type vehicle
Place of originUnited States of America
Service history
In serviceDevelopmental/prototypes only[1]
Production history
DesignerTAC-V / MIDDLECOTT
Designed2005 (not confirmed)
ManufacturerTAC-V / Force Protection / General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Force Protection
Unit cost<$350,000 in GMV1.1 configuration[1]
ProducedPrototypes from 2005
Specifications
Mass3310 kg (unladen), 6577 kg (laden), 3267 kg (payload) in GMV1.1 configuration[1]
Length5.33 m
Width2.019 m
Height2.8 m (operational), 1.81 m (CH-47 internal transport)
CrewDriver plus up to 5 depending on configuration

ArmorLimited small arms fire and underbody blast protection optional
Main
armament
Automatic grenade launcher and heavy and light machine gun options depending on configuration
EngineSteyr M16 TCI 3.2-litre, 6-cylinder inline turbocharged water-cooled diesel
180 hp @ 3800 rpm and 540 Nm torque @ 1800 rpm[2]
Power/weight27.4 hp per tonne, laden in GMV1.1 configuration
Payload capacity3267 kg in GMV1.1 configuration
TransmissionAutomatic
SuspensionCoil sprung fully independent short-long arm type front and rear; 483 mm travel[1]
Fuel capacity144 litres
Maximum speed 137 km/h (governed)
Steering
system
Power-assisted

The SPECTRE is a lightweight all-terrain vehicle originally intended to replace the AM General High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in some roles. As development of the Joint All-Terrain Modular Mobility Asset (JAMMA) vehicle (later renamed SPECTRE) progressed, the type became more focused on long range patrol and special forces type roles. According to General Dynamics, the SPECTRE is no longer marketed, and none are known to have been sold.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jane's Yearbook entry".
  2. ^ "Steyr Motors". Steyr Motors. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  3. ^ "General Dynamics Land Systems Force Protection JAMMA/SPECTRE light vehicle". IHS Jane's Shaun C Connors & Christopher F Foss. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-08-27.