Vehicle specialist Polaris Government and Defense are developing a 6×6 version of the MRZR Alpha light tactical vehicle to enhance payload capacity for infantry, marine, and special operations forces. The decision to develop the vehicle was made 18 months ago, with an initial model already modified from a 4×4 to a 6×6 version for demonstration. Polaris aims to display a mature technology demonstrator at Modern Day Marine and SOF Week 2024.
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- The development of the 6×6 MRZR Alpha light tactical vehicle was initiated to increase payload capacity, particularly benefiting the infantry, marine, and special operations forces.
- The company transformed a 4×4 Alpha into a 6×6 variant and plans to showcase a more mature technology demonstrator at the Modern Day Marine and SOF Week 2024.
- The project began as an engineering experiment to augment the performance and payload of the platform, which Polaris asserts is their “most advanced offroad military vehicle.”
- The Alpha 6×6 will share 90% commonality with the two- and four-seat MRZR Alpha 4×4 models.
- This is Polaris’s first 6×6 vehicle design in nearly a decade, with the last model being the Ranger 6×6 utility vehicle developed in 1999.
