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QinetiQ Transmission Chosen For BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman GCV Program

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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The U.K.-based QinetiQ Group yesterday said its E-X-Drive® transmission has been selected for the hybrid electric drive propulsion system for the BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman [NOC] team for the technology development phase of the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. The BAE-Northrop Grumman team was recently awarded a $449.9 million contract for the GCV program. A team led by General Dynamics [GD] is under a $439.7 million contract for the GCV technology development phase (Defense Daily, Aug. 19). The E-X-Drive® transmission…

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