GM Defense

GM Defense
Company typeSubsidiary (LLC)
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1914; 110 years ago (1914) (1st vehicle)[1]
FounderGeneral Motors
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Key people
Stephen S. duMont (President)
ProductsMilitary vehicles
OwnerGeneral Motors
ParentGeneral Motors
Websitegmdefensellc.com

GM Defense is the military product subsidiary of General Motors, headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. It focuses on defense industry needs with hydrogen fuel cell and other advanced mobility technologies.[2] GM Defense projects include SURUS (Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure), an autonomous modular platform joint project with the United States Army.[3]

ZH2 are modified Chevrolet medium and full size pickups modified for military needs. The ZH2, fitted with a hydrogen fuel cell and electric drive, has a stealthy drive system which produces a very low smoke, noise, odor and thermal signature. This allows soldiers to conduct silent watch and silent mobility missions on the battlefield.[4]

General Motors, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are cooperating to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into the next generation of Navy unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs. Hydrogen fuel cell technology could augment ships and subs on patrol.[5]

  1. ^ History on GMD website
  2. ^ "General Motors Launches New Military Defense Division Called GM Defense". TopSpeed.com. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "GM Developing Autonomous, Fuel Cell, Multi-Use Platform Called SURUS". TopSpeed.com. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "U.S. Army TARDEC demos ZH2 fuel cell vehicle at Schofield with 25th Infantry". Army.mil. February 8, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "GM and U.S. Navy Collaborating on Fuel Cell-Powered Underwater Unmanned Vehicles". GM Press Release. June 23, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2018.