The vehicle is ideal for Arctic weather.
BAE Systems has won the U.S. Army's competition for its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle program, receiving a $278 million contract for producing its Beowulf vehicle, according to a"Beowulf is a highly capable solution to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for Arctic operations.
"Beowulf has already undergone the prototype evaluation phase of the CATV program earlier this year in Alaska that included amphibious operations, navigating terrain with varying levels of complexity, starting and operating in extremely cold weather, and, most critically, user assessment by soldiers."Beowulf is an unarmored, tracked, and highly versatile vehicle for carrying personnel and a variety of payloads in either of its two compartments.
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