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BAE In Strategic Partnership With QinetiQ On Electric Drive For Combat Vehicles

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

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BAE In Strategic Partnership With QinetiQ On Electric Drive For Combat Vehicles

QinetiQ has been developing electric drive technology for tracked combat vehicles since 1999. Photo: QinetiQ

BAE Systems, Inc. on Thursday said it has entered into a strategic teaming agreement with QinetiQ to further develop and offer electric drive technology on combat vehicles for customers in the U.S. and globally.The two companies have previously partnered on electric drive to offer the technology for specific programs, including the U.S. Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle and Future Combat System, both of which were canceled.The new arrangement between the two companies “is different because we have formed a strategic partnership…

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