Bradley replacement could be the US Army’s first hybrid combat vehicle
By Jen Judson
Jun 14, 11:42 AM
A Bradley fighting vehicle participates in a exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. The Army plans to replace the system with an optionally manned fighting vehicle by 2030. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army)
PARIS — The U.S. Army’s replacement of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is likely to be the service’s first combat vehicle with hybrid power, Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean, program executive officer for ground combat systems, said at the Eurosatory defense expo in Paris.
The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition has already kicked off, with five teams in a preliminary design phase: Point Blank Enterprises, Oshkosh Defense, BAE Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles.
All five developed initial designs that are hybrid, Dean said, a capability the Army considers evermore important as it seeks a smaller, tactical logistics footprint.
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