US Army receives 19 cold weather vehicles

BAE Systems has delivered five Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles to the US Army. (Janes/Meredith Roaten)

BAE Systems recently delivered 19 Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATV) to the US Army, according to a 2 July BAE statement.

The army has now received 58 CATVS in total. Some of the 19 vehicles were delivered to the Vermont National Guard Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS). This marks the first time the Army National Guard (ANG) have received this type of equipment, according to the BAE statement.

A spokesperson did not respond to additional questions before the time of publication.

CATV is replacing the army's fleet of Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSV), which are primarily fielded with the 11 ^th Airborne Division.

There are two CATV variants, a general purpose and a cargo variant. The general purpose can carry up to nine soldiers and a driver. It can be converted to a casualty evacuation configuration, which can transport two litter patients or four ambulatory patients, according to the army's budget documents published in April 2026.

For a command-and-control (C2) post, the army can also set up a CATV with communications and common operating picture platforms, which can be used while manoeuvring or on halt, according to the army.

CATV also has the ability to operate in the water, and US soldiers have trained to execute amphibious operations in the Alaskan environment.

The acquisition objective for the programme is 487 units, according to budget documents. BAE Systems has orders for 93 CATVs, according to BAE's statement.

For more information, please see: US Army builds out new cold weather vehicle for command-and-control