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April 2008
BY Daniel Goldberg, PEO Land Systems US ARMY
Army Unveils Newest Extreme Vehicle for Remote Reconnaissance.
The US Army is in final trials with an assault expedition vehicle sporting state-of-the-art navigation, advanced communications and a weapon compliment able to stand-down a soviet-era tank.
"The recently declassified Extreme Mobility (EM) Vehicle has gone through 49 concept iterations before the current production-ready vehicle was announced." Said Col. Glass, operational liaison to the "Mobile Assault Vehicle" (MAV) project. "This vehicle is designed to take a small complement of troops into backcountry and undeveloped roads previously inaccessible by traditional personnel carriers."
The truck touts a lightweight and rugged frame designed for extreme mobility, an innovative 6x6 drive train, shielded/bead-lock tires and in excess of 20 inches of undercarriage clearance. Future versions are slated to include all wheel steering.
The vehicle is the result of a public/private partnership between Carnegie-Mellon, MIT and The US Army's Future Combat Systems program.
The chassis is to be built by a division of GMC with communication and armament contracts awarded to Boeing, Textron and SAIC.
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April 2008
BY Daniel Goldberg, PEO Land Systems US ARMY
Army Unveils Newest Extreme Vehicle for Remote Reconnaissance.
The US Army is in final trials with an assault expedition vehicle sporting state-of-the-art navigation, advanced communications and a weapon compliment able to stand-down a soviet-era tank.
"The recently declassified Extreme Mobility (EM) Vehicle has gone through 49 concept iterations before the current production-ready vehicle was announced." Said Col. Glass, operational liaison to the "Mobile Assault Vehicle" (MAV) project. "This vehicle is designed to take a small complement of troops into backcountry and undeveloped roads previously inaccessible by traditional personnel carriers."
The truck touts a lightweight and rugged frame designed for extreme mobility, an innovative 6x6 drive train, shielded/bead-lock tires and in excess of 20 inches of undercarriage clearance. Future versions are slated to include all wheel steering.
The vehicle is the result of a public/private partnership between Carnegie-Mellon, MIT and The US Army's Future Combat Systems program.
The chassis is to be built by a division of GMC with communication and armament contracts awarded to Boeing, Textron and SAIC.
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