Flyer Defense
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Flyer Defense builds mission configurable, light, fast, agile, all-terrain vehicles capable of internal transport in rotary and tilt wing aircraft. Designed to specification for US Special Operations, US Army light forces, and global allies, our vehicles are bespoke built for those who are the best and demand the best. And with field service sustainment support globally, we go where the vehicles go.
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Over 1,400 vehicles successfully fielded, tested and certified.
With a history that spans 30 years, Flyer Defense is leading the way in designing, manufacturing and maintaining interoperable and interchangeable light strike vehicle platforms that enable mission, focus and role to be specified to order.
- 2013 USSOCOM $562.2 million Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 production contract In teaming with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Flyer Defense was awarded the production contract for USSOCOM’s Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 program: a seven-year, $562.2 million indefinite-delivery contract for the Flyer 72 as the GMV 1.1. The Flyer 72-HD has been fielded by USSOCOM since 2015 as the M1288 GMV 1.1 Program of Record. Military & Aerospace Electronics · Aug. 25, 2013
- 2019 U.S. Army Infantry Squad Vehicle prototype contract The U.S. Army awarded Flyer Defense and partner Oshkosh Defense a $1 million prototype contract to develop the new Infantry Squad Vehicle. The Flyer-designed ISV shares 95 percent commonality with the GMV 1.1 and A-GMV.
- 2020 General Dynamics Mission Systems A-GMVs for TEWL integration Flyer delivered Army Ground Mobility Vehicles contracted by General Dynamics Mission Systems for integration with the Tactical Electronic Warfare Light system for U.S. Army airborne units. All vehicles were delivered more than a month earlier than the contractual due dates.
- 2022 United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Multiyear direct commercial sales contract Flyer’s single largest direct commercial sales contract to date. In partnership with the International Golden Group, Flyer completed initial shipment of the Flyer 72 to the UAE Armed Forces, with JWF Defense Systems producing and assembling nearly 300 vehicles.
- 2025 U.S. General Services Administration Five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement for the Flyer 72-HD GSA awarded Flyer Defense reseller MacGyver Solutions a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement for Flyer 72-Heavy Duty ground mobility vehicles, requested by United States Special Operations Command.
- 2026 Czech Republic 46-vehicle Flyer 72-HD program Acquired through the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales program, the first Flyer 72-HD vehicles were delivered to the Czech Army’s 43rd Airborne Regiment in Chrudim together with Czech partner STV Group.
- 2026 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Strategic cooperation agreement with Qudra Industrial Company Flyer and Qudra intend to collaborate on joint production of the Flyer 72 family through a local-first approach aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.
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All newsFlyer 72-Heavy Duty Vehicles Debut in the Czech Republic
CHRUDIM, CZECH REPUBLIC (July 1, 2026) — Flyer Defense, together with Czech defense partner STV Group, has marked the first delivery of Flyer 72-HD light tactical vehicles to the Czech Repub…Read more
Flyer Defense and Qudra Industrial Co. Join Forces to Deliver Combat-Proven Light Tactical Mobility for Saudi OperatorsGSA Awards Five-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement for Flyer 72 Ground Mobility VehicleFlyer Defense and International Golden Group Unveil the Flyer 60-6 at IDEX 2025: The Ultimate All-in-One Tactical VehicleFlyer 72 Vehicles Conquer 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Challenge