Ground Experimental Vehicle (GXV)
Abstract
The goal of the Ground Experimental Vehicle (GXV) program is to investigate ground vehicle technologies that enable crew/vehicle survivability through means other than traditional heavy passive armor solutions. This will be accomplished through research and development of novel ground combat and tactical vehicle technology solutions that demonstrate significantly advanced platform mobility, agility, and survivability. The focus of the GXV program will be on technology development across multiple areas to simultaneously improve military ground vehicle survivability and mobility. Traditionally, survivability and mobility have to be traded against each other due to the reliance on heavy armor. The GXV program seeks to break this trend. Coupled with the development of technologies, the GXV program will define concept vehicles which showcase these developmental technologies. A modeling and simulation effort will also be undertaken to understand the vehicle design trade space for the concept vehicles using the developmental technologies and to illustrate how these vehicles might be used operationally in combat scenarios. Technology development areas are likely to include increasing vehicle tactical mobility, survivability through agility, crew augmentation, and signature management, though other relevant technologies may also be pursued.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 99c32550d04e98b13b81d1303d7f0ee1
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