Unknown Stryker variant - help please

[LVisingr]

This version of Stryker armored vehicle appeared in the Czech Republic during "Dragoon Ride" exercise. I was not able to identify it, because it doesn't look like any known Stryker variants. In one of the photos, a soldier with USAF- style helmet (who probably travelled in the vehicle) can be seen, thus, could it be something connected with JTAC? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Colonial-Marine]

For some reason the image isn't showing up for me. Does it have the big box of optics near the vehicle commander's cupola?

 

[LVisingr]

The moderator still hasn't approved the attachments, I don't understannd why. I can send them via e-mail.

No, it doesn't have such device. I compared it to all known Stryker variants and it doesn't fit to any of them. I guess it's probably some special modification of M1130 CV, maybe for JTAC or electronic warfare or something... The people say that GPS and cellphones don't work close around this vehicle. The devices on the top of the curb could be some kind of jammers and the three-legged thing on the back is probably something like satellite communications device.

 

[Dragon029]

You need to make (if I recall correctly) 5 posts before you can add attachments to the forum.

 

[LVisingr]

Oh, awkward. I can post the pictures as links, here:


http://postimg.org/image/n6pk57t1f/
http://postimg.org/image/eaqb57gmf/
http://postimg.org/image/b8bjkyajt/
http://postimg.org/image/wt4e0f5en/
http://postimg.org/image/y55f1570j/
http://postimg.org/image/mvhzcu6dp/

 

[LVisingr]

Also a lot of photos of that mysterious vehicle here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticresolve/

Such as:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticresolve/16781261858/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticresolve/16348849923/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticresolve/16346579364/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticresolve/16781472840/

And new info or theory: Maybe the above-mentioned "jamming" of GPS and cellphones wasn't caused by a certain jammer, but rather by a strong emitting of the sat-com on the back of the vehicle (jammer working only close around would be very bizarre, after all). And the strange things on the curb could be some type of detectors of something. What the hell is this all for?

 

[bobbymike]

My guess is that it is a signal's intelligence/signals intercept vehicle?

 

[LVisingr]

Yes, that was one of possibilities from the beginning, as we were sure that this is definitely not any of 10 standard Stryker versions. My friend just called me from Prague airport (where the Strykers are displayed), he met there an US Army Captain or Major, who unofficially (and evidently not gladly) acknowledged that it's a special version for operation command and electronic warfare.