Defining the Use Case for Future Military Electric Vehicles

April 20, 2025

In January, U.S. Army soldiers conducted capability testing of the Next-Generation Tactical Vehicle-Hybrid prototype, a diesel-powered, electric light reconnaissance vehicle developed by GM Defense. (Image: U.S. Army Europe and Africa)

Over the last year, research and evaluation projects led by defense agencies in the U.S., U.K., and around the world have demonstrated the potential advantages of operating hybrid and all-electric vehicles for a variety of military applications.

The U.K. Ministry of Defense, for example, recently gave an update on its evaluation of hydrogen power units (HPU) for electric vehicle charging . The U.S. Army recently released an update on its own testing of a hybrid tactical vehicle prototype in Germany.

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Mark Findlay, CEO of U.S.- and U.K.-based engineering consultancy Drive System Design (DSD), explains why establishing definitive use cases and requirements is essential to unlocking the future potential of hybrid and all-electric military vehicles.

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