Who knows! A member of the staff at my local Polaris dealership week before last said a few years ago the Army was introduced to a new vehicle in the desert.
They said a transfer truck was driving through the desert when the back door flipped down and a UTV drove out the back end (at least they said it looked like a UTV) It could have been the 700mv with racks. Anyway it supposedly streaked across in front of them (at a distance), turned around and then streaked back the other way.
I just found this also:
MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2004 – Polaris Industries this week was awarded a 5-year, $10.3 million contract by the United States Department of Defense’s Special Operations Command for the production and delivery of up to 700 Polaris all-terrain vehicles. U.S. military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq currently use Polaris ATVs.
“We’re honored to do our part to help defend the United States of America by providing the world’s toughest ATVs to the world’s toughest military,” said Tom Tiller, Polaris CEO and president. “Polaris builds ATV’s capable of withstanding rigorous use on some of the world’s toughest terrain. The confidence our nations’ military has in our product gives this company a tremendous amount of pride.”
The agreement, a result of more than two years of collaborative design work with Special Operations Command (SOCOM), includes the Polaris Sportsman MV (Military Version) model designed specifically for military use. The MV boasts the chassis and engine of a standard Sportsman 700, the most powerful automatic-transmission all-terrain vehicle in the world, but incorporates a number of unique features, making it ideal for military use in all types of terrain. Each Sportsman MV features:
* Infrared lights for enhanced night vision
* A roll bar to protect the vehicle
* Run-flat tires & Keyless ignition
* A fortified steel exoskeleton & enhanced suspension for greater support, increased protection, and the ability to cover rough terrain.
* Metal front and back racks that can carry two-times the cargo of a standard all-terrain vehicle
* Front and back winches capable of towing 2,500 lbs. each
* Increased fuel capacity for longer range travel
The agreement also includes Polaris Sportsman 6x6 models also modified to meet military specifications. Polaris began producing finished MVs for SOCOM in March of 2003, and has supplied hundreds of additional models to other branches of the military based on existing RANGER 6x6, Sportsman 6x6 and Sportsman 500 models.
They said a transfer truck was driving through the desert when the back door flipped down and a UTV drove out the back end (at least they said it looked like a UTV) It could have been the 700mv with racks. Anyway it supposedly streaked across in front of them (at a distance), turned around and then streaked back the other way.
I just found this also:
MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2004 – Polaris Industries this week was awarded a 5-year, $10.3 million contract by the United States Department of Defense’s Special Operations Command for the production and delivery of up to 700 Polaris all-terrain vehicles. U.S. military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq currently use Polaris ATVs.
“We’re honored to do our part to help defend the United States of America by providing the world’s toughest ATVs to the world’s toughest military,” said Tom Tiller, Polaris CEO and president. “Polaris builds ATV’s capable of withstanding rigorous use on some of the world’s toughest terrain. The confidence our nations’ military has in our product gives this company a tremendous amount of pride.”
The agreement, a result of more than two years of collaborative design work with Special Operations Command (SOCOM), includes the Polaris Sportsman MV (Military Version) model designed specifically for military use. The MV boasts the chassis and engine of a standard Sportsman 700, the most powerful automatic-transmission all-terrain vehicle in the world, but incorporates a number of unique features, making it ideal for military use in all types of terrain. Each Sportsman MV features:
* Infrared lights for enhanced night vision
* A roll bar to protect the vehicle
* Run-flat tires & Keyless ignition
* A fortified steel exoskeleton & enhanced suspension for greater support, increased protection, and the ability to cover rough terrain.
* Metal front and back racks that can carry two-times the cargo of a standard all-terrain vehicle
* Front and back winches capable of towing 2,500 lbs. each
* Increased fuel capacity for longer range travel
The agreement also includes Polaris Sportsman 6x6 models also modified to meet military specifications. Polaris began producing finished MVs for SOCOM in March of 2003, and has supplied hundreds of additional models to other branches of the military based on existing RANGER 6x6, Sportsman 6x6 and Sportsman 500 models.
