Why did the U.S. Army develop the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle?

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armoured vehicle A British Warrior mechanized combat vehicle serving in NATO's Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997.

The U.S. Army developed the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle in the late 1990s primarily to meet the need for more rapidly deployable military forces. The Army required a vehicle that could be transported by aircraft, such as the C-130 Hercules, to allow for faster strategic movement.1

To accelerate the development of this platform, the Army prioritized the use of existing, off-the-shelf technology. Consequently, the Stryker was modeled after the Canadian LAV III, which itself was based on the Swiss Piranha III design. Since its initial fielding in 2003, the Stryker has been utilized by numerous combat brigades in operations such as the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.1