![]() ![]() CAV was developed by the Army in its Thrust ‘Advanced Land Combat’ program. The Composite Armored Vehicle was to take the form of an Advanced Technology Demonstrator and was known as the CAV-ATD as a result. The CAV-ATD was to weigh the full 22 tons (19.96 tonnes) upon completion. The allowable weight range given under the funding contract was 17 – 22 tons (15.42 to 19.96 tonnes). To this end, in December 1993, a contract (DAAE07-94-C-R011) for an estimated US$54m was issued to the firm of United Defense to produce a lightweight high survivability light tank using composites in order to develop the technologies needed for wider adoption of composite materials for vehicles. So promising in fact that, in 1992, plans were drawn up to develop these ideas into a program for a new generation of composite armored vehicles. Tests with the M113 had shown marginal benefits, but the tests with the Bradley had been far more promising. According to the Army, the event paired soldiers “with a team of industrial designers and Subject Matter Experts” to explore topics “from crew size to unmanned and autonomous considerations.” The team also “explored levels of desired lethality, mobility, and survivability applied to a number of concept platforms.The work in the early 1980s with the M113 and then in 1987 with the Bradley, had shown the potential of using composite materials to replace aluminum as the choice of hull armor. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center at Detroit Arsenal. The event, a three-day workshop, was held in early October at the U.S. The Army plans to make a decision about if and how to replace the Abrams in 2023. ![]() The images seem to depict at least three concept tanks, including one behemoth that dwarfs the 70-ton Abrams. Army workshop show a very rough idea of a possible replacement for the long-serving M1 Abrams tank. ![]() The new Optionally Manned Tank will be able to operate crewed or uncrewed on the future battlefield.Concept photos are blurred, but we can get an idea of the rough shape of the vehicles.Army workshop hold clues to what a replacement for the U.S. ![]()
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