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05 Feb 15. As part of a PEA (advanced design plan) assigned to RENAULT TRUCKS Defense, the ELECTER demonstrator fitted with a parallel hybrid drive system and developed on the basis of a VAB MK III, has been delivered to the French defense procurement agency (DGA). Following the acceptance tests which confirmed the demonstrator’s very high level performance and robustness, the vehicle was delivered to the DGA on the Angers site on 13 January 2015. Combining an electric machine and a Diesel engine, the parallel hybrid drive system, which is fitted to a number of the Volvo Group’s civil vehicles and which has demonstrated its pollution reduction and consumption qualities, could now be usefully applied to the military field. In terms of mobility, the hybrid drive system can thus act as a “booster” in instantaneously delivering additional electrical power of more than 170 kW (230 HP), thereby improving the vehicle’s acceleration and reducing its tactical “leap forward” time. Stealth mobility becomes accessible as the hybrid configuration allows the vehicle to move silently over more than 10 kilometers, thereby increasing the survivability of front-line units, through the sole use of the electric motor supplied by high-performance batteries, with the thermal-combustion engine not running. As the electrical needs of military vehicles are increasing sharply, the availability of this electric machine avoids the difficult addition of large generators with powers of up to 15 kW: the combined operation of a standard generator and the electric machine would then fully meet the current and future needs of the vehicle’s system. In addition, the hybrid drive system provides spare power that is useful for command or observation vehicles during long-endurance missions in silent watch periods where
05 Feb 15. Lightweight Tactical Vehicle Summit 2015, 16 March 2015 – 18 March 2015, Detroit Michigan, United States. The Next Generation of Survivability Vehicles. The limited military ground presence currently has allowed the US Army and US Marine Corps to give attention to a long withstanding issue: upgrading its light tactical vehicle fleet. Up until this point, much of what was done to the vehicle fleet during recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would be considered by most to be a temporary solution. As a result, the JLTV program is now headed for production, the AMPV program has just been awarded, the ULCV program is in pre-solicitation, and the HMMWV modernization initiative is on the horizon. However, not without challenges….
* Identifying best value components is difficult to define
* Assessing the full spectrum of sub contractor capabilities is easier said than done
* and, speed to market is essential as conflicts abroad percolate
Can you help achieve these objectives? Whether an active military stakeholder, an OEM spearheading the design, or a supplier with cutting edge solutions, don’t miss this rare opportunity to address the needs of not only the current projects but those coming in the near future by joining us for the Lightweight Tactical Vehicles Summit 2015.Major Topics to Include:
* An Evaluation of Current Lightweight Tactical Vehicles
* Introduction of the JLTV
* Cost Benefit Analysis of Upgrading MRAP’s and HMMWVs
* The JLTVs Place within the Iron Triangle
* Overcoming the Obstacles: Terrain Concerns and the Overall Mission
* Introduction of the ULCV
* Airborne Forcible Entry Vehicle Requirements
* Minimizing the Warfighter on the Battlefield: Potential Technology in Tomorrows Vehicles
* Breaking the “More Armor” Paradigm
Featured Speakers
* COL “Rocky” Kmiecik, Director, Mounted Requirements Division, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, U.S. Army
* COL Mike Milner, Program Manager, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), U.S. Army