The M901 ITV provides the crew and weapon system protection from small-arms fire and artillery fragments.

The ITV has stowage provisions for tripod-mounted TOW components configured so the ground system can be dismounted and set up in three to five minutes.

[1] Reloading is performed under armor protection and is accomplished by tilting the launching apparatus back so that the crew can reach the turret through the carrier's rear roof hatch.

[citation needed] Moving from the firing to the stowed position is a procedure that takes several seconds and some skill on the part of the operator.

[citation needed] The M901 is similar to the NM142 used by the Norwegian Army and the ZT3 Ratel IFV variant used by South African National Defence Force.