ARLINGTON, Va., May 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has received a new vehicle bid from a BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman team that company officials say addresses modern explosive threats.
Defense companies BAE and Northrop Grumman formed a partnership to jointly develop a proposal for the new Ground Combat Vehicle program. BAE and Northrop Grumman said their submitted proposal is a new design that company officials say exceeds the survivability capabilities of the widely deployed Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.
BAE and Northrop Grumman officials announced their Ground Combat Vehicle proposal is part of an effort to address the evolving threats from roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices in modern combat zones, such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
"As proven by our proposal, both Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems will exploit decades of hard won, hands-on experience to provide the warfighter with the most potent, fully integrated combat platform capable of prevailing on any battlefield, anywhere in the world," Joe Taylor, Northrop Grumman Information Systems Ground Combat Systems vice president, said in a statement.
BAE and Northrop Grumman said their combat vehicle platform additionally includes the latest in network centric applications and other technologies.
