Analyst: Burgeoning Weight of Military Ground Vehicles 'Unsustainable'
6/15/2018
By Vivienne Machi
PARIS — Ground combat vehicles around the world are being overburdened with protective gear, sensors and other capabilities, to the detriment of mobility and transportability, said one analyst June 14.
The current trend of vehicle weight increases across the gamut of military combat trucks and tanks is unsustainable, and industry and government leaders need to take heed, said Oscar Widlund, senior analyst for land warfare programs at IHS Jane’s at the Eurosatory air and land defense conference outside Paris.
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2018/6/15/analyst-burgeoning-weight-of-military-ground-vehicles-unsustainable
