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‘Every Future Vehicle’ BAE Systems Builds Will Be Hybrid-Electric, Company Official Says

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‘Every Future Vehicle’ BAE Systems Builds Will Be Hybrid-Electric, Company Official Says
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)

BAE Systems is planning to build all future combat vehicles with capability for hybrid-electric power, a senior company official told Defense Daily on Tuesday. Jim Miller, the company’s vice president of business development, detailed the company’s emphasis on hybrid-electric as an opportunity to capitalize on operational advancements in areas such as silent watch and improved maneuverability, to include its proposed Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) design. “Every future vehicle we’re going to build is going to be hybrid-electric,” Miller said…

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