US CATV approaches end of test phase
CATV is planned to replace the 40 plus year-old SUSV fleet (photo – US Army)
Trials with the BAE Systems Beowulf and the Oshkosh Defense/ST Engineering Bronco 3 will be concluded by the end of January 2022.
The US Army intends to field high-performance vehicles to be deployed in cold, mountainous and alpine environments. With this goal in mind, it continues to make progress on its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) programme and is approaching the end of the testing phase.
A spokesperson for the US Army Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) confirmed to Shephard that the trials with the two competitors (the BAE Systems Beowulf and the Oshkosh Defense/ ST Engineering Bronco 3) will be concluded by the end of this month.
The CATV is planned to replace the Small
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