The Future of Hybrid and Electric Military Vehicles

The Future of Hybrid and Electric Military Vehicles

The U.S. Army has shown increased interest in the use of different technologies for hybrid and electric-powered non-tactical and tactical vehicles in recent years. The most prominent example being their 2022 sustainability strategy that outlined ambitious goals for developing an all-electric, light-duty, non-tactical vehicle fleet by 2027 and an all-electric, non-tactical vehicle fleet by 2035.

Rick Kewley is Vice President, Product Development and Advanced Engineering for GM Defense LLC. Kewley leads all aspects of engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program execution to meet global defense and government requirements. He joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the company's latest research and development of new concepts, applications, and prototypes for hybrid and electric-powered military ground vehicles today and in the future.

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What Changes are Needed for Counter UAS Regulations in Civilian Airspace?

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How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

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Dronetag's New Pocket-Sized Drone Detection System

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UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of Designing Drones

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UxV/35 is a new standard recently adopted by the PC104 Computing Consortium to enable rapid development and manufacturing of drones, automatic vehicles, and vessels. The standard provides an embedded ...

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29 Marras 202414min

Scaling Manufacturing and Production of 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone

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Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

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