The CATVs will be designed to replace vehicles called Small Unit Support Vehicles, which have been used since the early 1980s.
They will be derived from ST Engineering s Bronco family of vehicles, which have been tested over 1,860 miles in arctic conditions and over 200,000 miles in desert terrain. They have been in operation since 2001.
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One wears the name of an old hero of the Geats, the other a moniker people most often associate with a Blue Oval off-roader. Both are tracked machines designed to tackle the harshest of terrains and may become the U.S. Army’s next Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV). 5 photos
The military branch is currently on the lookout for machines that can replace the present-day Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSVs) used in cold-weather regions. At the beginning of April, the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) announced it selected two possible machines for this program.
The first comes from Oshkosh Defense and is based on partner ST Engineering’s Bronco. The second is BAE Systems’ Beowulf.
U.S. Army Asks BAE Systems to Deliver Beowulf Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle Prototype for Evaluation Our Bureau 364
Beowulf Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle
The U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems to deliver two prototype vehicles for evaluation as a potential solution for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program.
Beowulf is an unarmored, tracked vehicle for carrying personnel and payloads in either of its two compartments. It has a modular design and can be reconfigured for multiple missions, such as logistical support, disaster and humanitarian relief, search and rescue, and other missions as required.
Beowulf is based on the BvS10, which has already been produced, to include recent on time deliveries to Austria. Multiple variants of the vehicle are already operating in five countries, first going into service with the U.K. Royal Marines in 2005.