The Stryker armored vehicle is a new eight-wheeled armored vehicle designed by the US military for the 21st century battlefield.

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[Compiled Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] Although the United States has so far been unwilling to provide main tanks (MBT) to assist Ukraine, it has not forgotten to strengthen the armored firepower of the Ukrainian Army.

The U.S. political news website Politico reported, citing two sources, that the Pentagon is considering supplying Ukraine with Stryker armored vehicles as part of its next military aid package to help Kyiv repel Russia's expected spring offensive.

Earlier, the United States had announced the delivery of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles known as "tank killers" to Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, the U.S. Biden administration may announce additional aid to Ustryk armored vehicles during a Ukrainian defense liaison group meeting in Ramstein, Germany, next weekend.

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The report pointed out that although the Stryker is not as powerful as the Bradley, it is highly maneuverable, moves more quietly and can carry more infantry.

The Stryker armored vehicle is a new eight-wheeled armored vehicle designed by the U.S. military for the 21st century battlefield. It is transformed from the Swiss Piranha armored vehicle and the Canadian LAV-3 armored vehicle. Named after Private Stuart S. Stryker and Technical Specialist 4th Robert F. Stryker, General Land Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics ( General Dynamics Land Systems) design and production.

In order to adapt to various local armed conflicts of different intensities around the world, the U.S. Army needs to establish a ground light armored force that can quickly intervene, arrive quickly, and deploy quickly but is highly IT-based. An armored vehicle between the slightly inferior M2 Bradley and the highly maneuverable, but poorly protected Humvee ("High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle").

In this context, the Stryker armored vehicle came into being.