The United States will provide Ukraine with 65 Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV) under a new round of military assistance funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), according to a report from Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi.
The vehicles will be manufactured by Textron Systems Corporation, which will also supply spare parts to support ongoing operations and maintenance. The MSFVs are an enhanced variant of the M1117 Guardian armored personnel carrier, already in use with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the report, this latest batch is tailored for Ukraine’s battlefield conditions, offering expanded internal space, upgraded crew protection, and enhanced resistance to mines and improvised explosive devices. The MSFV design—originally developed for the Afghan National Army—was built to meet demands for mobility, survivability, and light armor suitable for irregular and hybrid warfare environments.
The vehicle features a stretched chassis and modified hull geometry optimized for operating in mine-contaminated terrain, a persistent threat along the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine. The MSFV also retains the high off-road mobility and V-shaped hull associated with the base M1117 design, aimed at protecting crews from roadside blasts and fragmentation.
According to Militarnyi, the new MSFVs may be armed with a range of U.S.-standard weapons, including the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun, the Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher, and medium-caliber machine guns such as the M240 and M249.
Despite that vulnerability, Ukrainian forces have widely adopted wheeled armor for flexible troop transport, reconnaissance, and logistics, especially in contested regions where tracked vehicles face mobility limitations or mechanical fatigue. U.S.-provided M1117 Guardians have already seen combat deployment with Ukrainian units.