NEWTOWN Conn. - The U.S. Army no longer maintains a budget line for procurement of M1117 armored security vehicles.
In May 2014, Textron delivered the final batch of M1117 ASVs for the Afghan National Army. Through Foreign Military Sales funding, the U.S. Army procured 720 armored security vehicles for the ANA and 400 M1117 ASVs for the Iraqi Army.
Textron has now consolidated its various V-150 Commando and M1117 ASV configurations into three Commando product lines. The Commando Advanced represents the basic vehicle line, as a derivative of the M1117 ASV. The Commando Select line provides enhanced versions of the Commando Advanced. The top-tier Commando Elite line provides further enhancements to the basic vehicle design.
The three Commando lines are available in the following configurations: armored security vehicle; armored personnel carrier; APC ambulance; reconnaissance vehicle; 90mm direct fire vehicle; mortar vehicle; command and control vehicle; engineering vehicle; and maintenance vehicle.
Large-scale employment of the M1117 ASV by U.S. forces may also lead to renewed export sales through 2024. Textron Marine & Land Systems is aggressively promoting the Commando line on the international market. As with most vehicles of this class, some sales will likely go unreported; various internal security units often make small, unpublicized purchases.
M1117 ASV procurement for the U.S. DoD has effectively ended. For Textron Marine & Land Systems, export sales via FMS funding have now become the center of gravity for the Commando program.
