The Stryker armored vehicle is an important, light-armored product for General Dynamics Land Systems.  In November 2000, the GM/GDLS Defense Group, a joint venture between General Motors Defense and General Dynamics Land Systems, was awarded a six-year, $4 billion contract to equip the U.S. Army's Brigade Combat Teams with 2,131 Stryker wheeled vehicles through a series of orders, starting in 2001.  These new vehicles became integral pieces of the Army's effort to transform itself into a more agile, deployable force.  In February 2003, General Dynamics acquired its program partner GM Defense, placing the entire program under its Land Systems subsidiary.

The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive, selective eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19 tons.  The Stryker can reach speeds of 62 M.P.H., on the highway, has a maximum range of 312 miles, and is transportable aboard C-130 and bigger payload aircraft.  The basic Infantry Carrier Vehicle variant (Stryker ICV) has armor that protects its two-man crew and nine on-board solders from machine gun fire, mortar and artillery fragments.  The Stryker ICV variants includes configurations for Reconnaissance, Anti-Tank attack, Guided Missile defense and Medical Evacuation missions, as well as carriers for Mortars, Engineering Squads, Command Groups, and Fire Support Teams.  The Mobile Gun System (Stryker MGS) variant consists of a Land Systems-designed 105mm cannon mounted in a low-profile turret that is integrated into the Stryker chassis.

Fabrication and final assembly of all 10 variants of the Stryker vehicle are conducted at Land Systems facilities in Anniston, Alabama; Lima, Ohio and Ontario, Canada.