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{{Infobox weapon
|         name=Grizzly APC
| image= Grizzly APC.jpg
| image_size = 300
|      caption=
|origin= United States
|type=[[Armored personnel carrier]]
|is_vehicle=yes
|         crew= 2+8<ref>[http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20070327.aspx Armor: Blackwater Builds a Better Armored Truck<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|       length= {{convert|263.75|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|        width= {{convert|102.25|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|       height= {{convert|105.25|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|       weight= <{{convert|30000|lb|t LT ST|lk=out}}
|       armour= AR500 Steel
|      primary_armament=Roof ringmount
|    secondary_armament=
|       engine= Diesel
| engine_power= 300 HP
|   suspension=4×4 or 4x2 wheeled
|   speed= {{convert|105|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|     pw_ratio=
|        vehicle_range= {{convert|350|mi|abbr=on}}
}}

The '''Grizzly APC''' is a 22-ton [[infantry mobility vehicle]] designed and manufactured by [[Academi]] for [[urban combat]].

==Design==
4x2, 4x4, and 6x6 versions with three different Caterpillar diesel engines are available.

Its armor, called the "Blackwater High Threat Armor Protection System" is claimed to defeat 12.7 mm [[.50 caliber]] [[heavy machine gun]] rounds as well as [[improvised explosive device|IED]]s. It is constructed of AR500 steel, and incorporates [[sloped armor|angled walls]] and a [[v-hull]] [[chassis]] to deflect the blast waves produced by explosives. It uses Fiber-Tek armor reinforced belly and lowers, with a fully enclosed [[drive train]].<ref>[http://www.blackwaterusa.com/armored/ Blackwater USA<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195753/http://www.blackwaterusa.com/armored/ |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>  [https://www.armorthane.com ArmorThane] tactical coating on the interior and exterior reduces [[spall]] probability.

There are two top-side egress hatches, five [[Gun port|gun ports]] (two on each side and one in rear), and [[bulletproof glass|bullet resistant glass windows]], capable of NIJ level 3 protection. The Grizzly makes use of forward and rear 400,000+ [[candle power]] [[halogen]] [[searchlights]], which can be operated remotely. It also has a ringmount roof [[Gun turret|turret]], capable of mounting a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, which may be operated from a [[remote weapon station]].

Blackwater USA submitted two Grizzly APC vehicles to the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]], with EXO Scale anti-[[Explosively formed penetrator|EFP]] [[Improvised vehicle armour|appliqué armor]] from ARES Systems Group, for the [[MRAP (armored vehicle)#MRAP II|MRAP II]] competition at the [[Aberdeen Proving Ground]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ares-sg.com/teamroom/readingroom.asp |title=Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance - ARES Systems Group |access-date=2008-07-10 |archive-date=2008-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615152243/http://www.ares-sg.com/teamroom/readingroom.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>  According to the [[Army Times]], the armor passed the testing, but the vehicle failed due to limited armor on the forward area of the vehicle (pictures on ARES' website shows less armor was used over the frontal area of the cab.)  Blackwater had been hoping to discuss adding more armor to the forward area and threatened an automatic protest but it was disregarded, according to an [[Army Times]] source.<ref>[http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/07/defense_MRAP_II_070308/ DoD won’t buy MRAP II, sources say - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Production==
The Grizzly is manufactured by '''Blackwater Armored Vehicle''', a division of '''Academi''' (formerly known as '''Blackwater Worldwide''' and '''Xe Services LLC'''), in a {{convert|70000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[factory]] in [[Camden, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.nccommerce.com/eclipsfiles/19855.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218153058/http://www2.nccommerce.com/eclipsfiles/19855.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-18 }}</ref> It was scheduled to begin production in April 2007 and Blackwater predicted production of at least a vehicle a day to meet demand. However, the Grizzly was not selected by the US Army in 2008 and lack of projected non-US-military sales have forced cutbacks in staff at the plant.

The first Grizzly was built on a commercial [[GMC (automobile)]] chassis. The current versions are built on a custom chassis supplied by [[Seagrave Fire Apparatus]], Clintonville, Wisconsin.

As the Grizzly never got adopted by the US Army, its remaining vehicles eventually became available in the civilian market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-02 |title=Armored Vehicles for Sale: Yes, Civilians Can Buy Surplus MRAP APCs! |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/armored-vehicles-sale-surplus-blackwater-grizzly-apc-mrap-trucks |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=MotorTrend |language=en}}</ref> In April 2024, the family of a fallen Ukrainian soldier, Andrii Seniv, bought and donated one to the [[10th Mountain Assault Brigade]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brahy |first=Jérôme |date=2024-05-02 |title=Ukrainian volunteers purchase rare Grizzly MRAP vehicle from Blackwate |url=https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/ukrainian-volunteers-purchase-rare-grizzly-mrap-vehicle-from-blackwater-pmc |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of AFVs]]
*[[MRAP (armored vehicle)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://defense-update.com/products/g/grizzly_bw.htm Blackwater Grizzly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316111245/http://www.defense-update.com/products/g/grizzly_bw.htm |date=2017-03-16 }} at Defense Update
* [https://awesomejelly.com/this-black-water-grizzly-apc-armored-vehicle-is-street-legal-and-could-be-yours-for-a-cool-89k/]

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