NEW ARMY GXV-T PROGRAM..TERRORIST BAD GUY HUNTERS VEHICLE DARPA COPYRIGHT,under permission audio Jason GXV-T’s technical goals include the following improvements relative to today’s armored fighting vehicles:
Reduce vehicle size and weight by 50 percent Reduce onboard crew needed to operate vehicle by 50 percent Increase vehicle speed by 100 percent Access 95 percent of terrain Reduce signatures that enable adversaries to detect and engage vehicles The GXV-T program provides the following four technical areas as examples where advanced technologies could be developed that would meet the program’s objectives:
Radically Enhanced Mobility – Ability to traverse diverse off-road terrain, including slopes and various elevations; advanced suspensions and novel track/wheel configurations; extreme speed; rapid omnidirectional movement changes in three dimensions Survivability through Agility – Autonomously avoid incoming threats without harming occupants through technologies such as agile motion (dodging) and active repositioning of armor Crew Augmentation – Improved physical and electronically assisted situational awareness for crew and passengers; semi-autonomous driver assistance and automation of key crew functions similar to capabilities found in modern commercial airplane cockpits Signature Management – Reduction of detectable signatures, including visible, infrared (IR), acoustic and electromagnetic (EM)
