Ford holds a Defense Department contract to build three ISV‑Heavy prototypes based on the F‑Series Super Duty.
Each ISV‑H must travel 250 miles on three‑quarters of a fuel tank and separately cover 62 miles in eight hours under a mission profile.
Trucks must supply up to 60 kW of continuous high‑voltage DC export power, plus lower‑voltage outputs, effectively turning them into power banks on wheels.
Imagine a heavy-duty pickup that tows a trailer all day, then quietly keeps an entire outpost lit up overnight. That's the role Ford is chasing with the F-Series Super Duty in the US Army’s new Heavy Infantry Squad Vehicle program, turning a familiar work truck into a mobile generator and troop hauler.
This is not a concept for an auto show stand. Backed by Pentagon funding, the Army wants a medium tactical truck that can haul soldiers and gear over bad roads while feeding power-hungry drones, sensors, radios, and command gear.
