DefenceTalkQinetiQ is to develop an electric hub-drive to improve survivability and mobility of future military ground vehicles for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The contract, worth $1.5m with an option for a further $2.7m, is part of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program. Under this program, participants will investigate technologies that could […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qinetiq-wins-darpa-electric-hub-drive-design-and-development-contract-65320/

DefenceTalkOne of the key goals of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program is improving the survivability of ground-based armored fighting vehicles by increasing vehicle agility. Vehicle agility involves the ability to autonomously avoid incoming threats, either by rapidly moving out of the way or reconfiguring the vehicle so incoming threats have a low probability of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armored-ground-vehicles-could-sprint-dodge-and-shield-their-way-out-of-danger-60570/