U.S. Army Asks BAE Systems to Deliver Beowulf Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle Prototype for Evaluation

The U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems to deliver two prototype vehicles for evaluation as a potential solution for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program.

Beowulf is an unarmored, tracked vehicle for carrying personnel and payloads in either of its two compartments. It has a modular design and can be reconfigured for multiple missions, such as logistical support, disaster and humanitarian relief, search and rescue, and other missions as required.

Beowulf is based on the BvS10, which has already been produced, to include recent on time deliveries to Austria. Multiple variants of the vehicle are already operating in five countries, first going into service with the U.K. Royal Marines in 2005.

The Beowulf and BvS10s are built by BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The Army is procuring the CATV program through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium. BAE Systems submitted its proposal in July.

The CATV program is designed to replace the aging fleet of Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSVs), also built by BAE Systems Hägglunds.