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BAE Systems Details Beowulf Platform Competing For Army’s New Cold-Weather Vehicle

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 12th, 2021

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BAE Systems Details Beowulf Platform Competing For Army’s New Cold-Weather Vehicle

Beowulf. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems confirmed Monday it has been selected as one of two companies to deliver a vehicle for the Army’s Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) prototyping effort, offering its Beowulf tracked platform. Mark Signorelli, vice president of Business Development for BAE Systems Platforms & Services, told reporters Beowulf, the new unarmored variant of the company’s BvS10 platform, has been extensively tested in Arctic conditions and has capability for amphibious operations. “This is a vehicle that has literally millions of miles…

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