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Marine Corps Interested in Hybrid Electric Drive UGVs

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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

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By B.C. Kessner QUANTICO, Va.--The subsidiary in the U.S. of Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week said it is in the discussion phase with the Marine Corps about the company's Archer unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). "The Marine Corps is very interested in hybrid electric systems for vehicles that could provide squad logistics support," Francis Govers, chief engineer for Elbit Systems of America Land Solutions, told Defense Daily at the Modern Day Marine Expo. Archer is co-built with Reflexx Robotics and…

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