A number of Phase II contract awardees have demonstrated advanced radical technology for future combat vehicles for the US DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) programme.
DARPA’s GXV-T programme focuses on enhancing mobility, survivability, safety, and effectiveness of future combat vehicles without piling on armour.
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The new technologies will enable the vehicles to travel quickly over different terrain while enhancing situational awareness and ease of operation.
DARPA Tactical Technology Office GXV-T programme manager Major Amber Walker said: “We’re looking at how to enhance survivability by buttoning up the cockpit and augmenting the crew through driver-assistance aids.
“For mobility, we’ve taken a radically different approach by avoiding armour and developing options to move quickly and be agile over all terrain.”
The GXV-T programme focuses on developing future combat vehicles that would be capable of travelling up to 95% of off-road terrain, including slopes and various elevations.
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By GlobalDataThe vehicles will include advanced wheel-to-track and suspension technologies that would enable access and faster travel both on- and off-road compared to the existing ground vehicles.
The programme aims to seek solutions with multiple on-board sensors and technologies that would provide high-resolution, 360-degree situational awareness while keeping the vehicle enclosed.
Walker added: “DARPA’s excited about the progress made to date on the GXV-T programme and we look forward to working with the services to transition these technologies into ground vehicle technologies of the future.”
