The Army is testing a new hybrid electric engine on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Jared Keller
The Army may be working overtime to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle that's served the U.S. military since the 1980s, but that doesn't mean the tried-and-true battlewagon can't pick up some upgraded technology in the process.
The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has awarded a $32.2 million contract to BAE Systems to rapidly prototype hybrid-electric drives (HEDs) into a pair of Bradleys over the next 24 months, the service announced last week.
The HED, which consists of an upgraded engine, an electric drive motor rather than a transmission, and a cache of lithium-ion batteries, operates by converting engine power into electricity for "greater mobility and operating additional onboard equipment," according to the Army press release.
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