Army wraps up industry demo for future electric light recon vehicle
By: Jen Judson 1 day ago
General Dynamics Land Systems' Advanced Ground Mobility Vehicle sits on display June 8 at the Renewable Energy Rodeo and Symposium held in and around the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, taking place through June 9. The tactical vehicle is hybrid-electric capable with in-hub electric drive. This vehicle and others were part of the inaugural event designed to help spread the ideas, tools and innovations ready to make Fort Bliss the Army's Center for Renewable Energy. The symposium presented a variety of energy technology demonstrations, several discussion panels and dozens of exhibitors, including Lockheed Martin, General Electric, Raytheon, Polaris Defense Industries, 3M Defense, Honeywell and others. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center co-hosted the symposium. (Photo by Stephen Baack/U.S. Army)
WASHINGTON — The Army has wrapped up an industry demonstration of a variety of possible Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicles (eLRV), but the future of the program remains uncertain due to the absence of funding.
The Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate’s (MCDID) Maneuver Requirements Division (MRD) in conjunction with the Army’s product lead for Ground Mobility Vehicles (PL GMV) held a demonstration event for industry with electric vehicles that could perform the reconnaissance mission at Fort Benning, Georgia, last week, according to a May 21 service statement.
Ten vendors brought electric vehicles so the Army could test the off-road capability, define goals and inform possible solutions with feedback from soldiers who would operate such vehicles, the statement noted.
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