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American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ Lynx Concept For Army’s OMFV Has Hybrid-Electric Design

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ Lynx Concept For Army’s OMFV Has Hybrid-Electric Design

Mockup of American Rheinmetall's Lynx concept for the Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program at the 2022 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

American Rheinmetall Vehicles is offering a hybrid-electric design with its Lynx concept for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition, with the company citing the ability to provide increased power generation on the battlefield as a key capability for its offering. “That’ll be the first of its kind in a combat vehicle for the U.S. Army. It’s capable of producing 200 kilowatts of power. So there’s more than enough power for this vehicle to grow over the years,” Mike…

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