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Armored personnel carrier
M1126 infantry carrier vehicle is a armored personnel carrier. Reported operators include United States Army Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Canada United StatesM1126 infantry carrier vehicle
U.S. Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedArmored personnel carrier
United States Army Ukrainian Ground Forces
War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
16.47 tonnes (18.12 short tons ; 16.21 long tons )
6.95 m (22 ft 10 in)
2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
2+9
14.5 mm resistant
0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or four M6 smoke grenade launchers mounted in a Protector remote weapon station (ICV)
.50-inch M2 MG and 7.62 mm M240 machine gun ( MGS )
diesel 260 kW (350 hp)
ICV: 15.8 kW/t (19.3 hp/sh tn)
8×8 wheeled with hydrostrut leaf spring
180 km (110 mi)
100 km/h (62 mph)
The M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) is an armored personnel carrier and part of the Stryker family of vehicles (derived from the Canadian LAV III 8x8) used by the United States Army and Royal Thai Army .
The infantry carrier vehicle provides protected transport and, during dismounted assault, supporting fire for the infantry squad . The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive , selectively eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) without a governor and 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) with a governor.
The basic infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) provides armored protection for the two-man crew and a squad of nine soldiers.
The M1126 ICV has a Protector remote weapon station with a universal soft mount cradle, which can mount either a .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun , a 40mm MK19 grenade launcher or a 7.62×51mm NATO M240 machine gun . It is also armed with four M6 smoke grenade launchers.
Army officials plan to up-gun Stryker ICVs with a 30 mm cannon in a Kongsberg Protech Systems ' Medium Caliber Remote Weapons Station (MCRWS), which does not extend into the crew compartment and take up space and can be loaded from inside. Test firings occurred on a Stryker demonstrator on 19 February 2014, showing increased lethality and accuracy over the standard .50-caliber machine gun at ranges from 600-1,550 meters; the 30 mm cannon is capable of hitting targets over 2,000 meters away.
After comparative testing of the Kongsberg MCRWS mounted to Strykers, the U.S. Army approved on 22 April 2015 the equipping of 81 of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Strykers with 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannons following a lethality upgrade request to increase lethality against other light armor vehicles while preserving its wheeled mobility advantages. The first upgraded ICV, designated XM1296 "Dragoon" , was delivered for testing on 27 October 2016, with fielding to begin in May 2018. The first infantry carrier vehicle Dragoon (ICVD) was delivered to the 2CR in Germany on 8 December 2017.
M1126 ICV Infantry fighting vehicle Canada United States 166 (+200) As of 2022 , there were a total of 130 vehicles in service. There are plans to procure an additional 200 units by 2027. 17 Stryker icv deliver to thai army in Hanuman Guardian 2026 after training is ended Recently upgraded with CROWS Remote Controlled Weapons System.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M1126 infantry carrier vehicle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ThailandReported count for M1126 ICV. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 166 (+200). Origin: Canada United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.