ITURRI unveils its GRITSTONE solution and confirms the UK industrial team for the British Army Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme.
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Press Release, Seville, 08 October 2026: ITURRI today announced GRITSTONE, its proposed solution for the United Kingdom’s Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme and confirmed the industrial team that will support its delivery, integration and long-term sustainment. Developed specifically to meet the British Armed Forces’ future mobility requirements, GRITSTONE combines a mature vehicle platform, proven Defence integration expertise and a comprehensive UK-based support solution designed to deliver operational capability with confidence.
ITURRI has supported UK defence and emergency service customers since 1998 and is an established provider of specialist vehicles and mission systems to Defence, security and civil protection organisations worldwide. Today, ITURRI delivers and supports complex vehicle programmes for Defence and government customers across Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and other international markets, including delivery tactical mobility platforms and support solutions to NATO and partner nations.
At the heart of the programme is a partnership bringing together ITURRI’s extensive experience delivering mission-critical vehicle solutions globally, alongside the proven capabilities of Stellantis Pro One and Stellantis UK, TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe, and Sonovision UK. Together, the team offers a powerful combination of automotive scale, defence support expertise, engineering excellence and through-life fleet management, providing the Ministry of Defence with a credible, affordable and low-risk route to capability.
Unlike developmental programmes that can introduce technical uncertainty, schedule pressures and cost growth, GRITSTONE has been structured around a mature platform and a disciplined delivery model focused on reliability, supportability and long-term fleet availability. The programme is designed to maximise UK industrial participation through domestic engineering, integration, support and sustainment activities, creating a robust and resilient support ecosystem capable of sustaining the fleet throughout its service life.
Through GRITSTONE, ITURRI is bringing together decades of defence vehicle experience, an established international delivery track record and leading UK industrial partners to provide the British Armed Forces with a mobility solution founded on proven capability, British support and low-risk delivery.
A Strong UK Industrial Partnership:
- Stellantis Pro One and Stellantis UK. Stellantis contributes world-class automotive engineering expertise, manufacturing heritage and supply chain capability. As one of Britain’s leading automotive manufacturers and employers, Stellantis brings the scale, quality systems and industrial resilience expected of a modern military mobility programme.
- TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe. TVS SCS contributes extensive experience delivering logistics, supply chain and sustainment services across defence and government sectors. Its capabilities will support fleet readiness through effective spares management, supply chain resilience and long-term availability planning.
- Sonovision UK. Sonovision UK contributes specialist supportability, industrialisation, and sustainment expertise to the programme. From tooling and manufacturing engineering through to Integrated Product Support, technical data, training, and In-service support, Sonovision helps ensure military vehicles can be manufactured efficiently, supported effectively, and maintained at high levels of operational readiness throughout their service life.
Delivering More Than Vehicles: GRITSTONE has been developed around a simple principle: Providing British forces with a mobility capability that is not only effective on operations, but also affordable to own, straightforward to support and resilient throughout its service life. The programme places equal emphasis on fleet availability, supportability and lifecycle value, ensuring that operational readiness remains at the centre of the solution.
“GRITSTONE represents far more than a vehicle family. It combines a proven and adaptable mobility platform with the experience of a company that has supported UK defence and emergency service customers since 1998 and delivered complex vehicle programmes for Defence, security and civil protection organisations around the world. By bringing together ITURRI, Stellantis Pro One and Stellantis UK, TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe, and Sonovision UK, we have assembled a powerful, experienced and proven industrial team carefully calibrated for delivering reliable capability, sovereign UK support and long-term value for the British Armed Forces. Our focus is simple: Proven mobility, British support and low-risk delivery.” Johnny Hathaway-White. Director, UK Defence Programmes, ITURRI.
Key Programme Highlights:
- ITURRI supporting UK defence and emergency service customers since 1998
- Global delivery of complex Defence mobility and specialist vehicle programmes
- Experience supporting tactical mobility fleets operated by NATO and partner nations
- Proven and mature vehicle platform
- Low-risk delivery approach focused on certainty, affordability and availability
- Strong UK industrial partnership with Stellantis Pro One and Stellantis UK, TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe, and Sonovision UK
- UK engineering, integration, support and sustainment capability
- Automotive manufacturing strength combined with defence sector expertise
- Comprehensive through-life support and fleet readiness solution
- Long-term value for money and sovereign support resilience
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