
The Army’s rapid technologies office has awarded BAE Systems a $32.2 million deal to integrate hybrid electric drives (HEDs) on test vehicles, as the service looks to prove out new electrification technologies for its combat vehicle fleet. Under the two-year deal, announced Thursday, BAE Systems is tasked with retrofitting two of its Bradley fighting vehicles with HEDs, which will then undergo field assessments. “By rapidly prototyping HEDs on a small scale, we can jump-start advanced electrification and hybridization of Army…