UK Defence and McLaren team up to find new solutions for a variety of defence projects

[OceanBonfire]

Well, this is interesting.

Projects could include electrification of new military vehicles and future power options for the armed forces, which will increase operational effectiveness.

One of the projects that may benefit from the partnership is the electrification of armoured vehicles (Project LURCHER), which aims to meet the Army’s intention to transition to electric vehicle technology.

Corporal Munce of 3 Parachute Regiment who conceived the idea and implemented a way of converting in service military vehicles into electric vehicles beside a Land Rover that has been adapted to be an electric vehicle and a McLaren Odessey at Battle Lab in Bovington on 13 March 2024.

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The Ministry of Defence have signed a partnership with McLaren Racing. The partnership will take a range of projects and use McLaren’s expertise gained...

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Ministry of Defence and McLaren team up to drive innovation

McLaren Racing’s Accelerator arm and the Ministry of Defence are teaming up to collaborate on high-tech, innovative projects.

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[dapaterson]

Combining the reliability of the British automotive industry with the brainpower of the Paras.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Kirkhill]

It looks like my son's buddies have all grown up and are designing their own vehicles....

 

[Kirkhill]

Combining the reliability of the British automotive industry with the brainpower of the Paras.

What could possibly go wrong?

You light up my life, Lucas.

Lucas, Prince of Darkness

It's a threefer. Brit. Para. Electric.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Combining the reliability of the British automotive industry with the brainpower of the Paras.

What could possibly go wrong?

Fortunately there's a template for that

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Combining the reliability of the British automotive industry with the brainpower of the Paras.

What could possibly go wrong?

Was at the auto show yesterday, had to be 5 different small companies offering to retrofit existing vehicles into EV's. Basically take the motor and tranny out and put in a electric motor, control unit and batteries. On 4x4, you connect straight to the transfer case and everything else stays the same. I did not see any attempts to get regenerative braking.

 

[dapaterson]

Fortunately there's a template for that

What do you call a Para with an IQ of 110?

A platoon.

 

[daftandbarmy]

What do you call a Para with an IQ of 110?

A platoon.

There was one man in my platoon with a bachelor's degree: Pte Butcher

 

[OldSolduer]

There was one man in my platoon with a bachelor's degree: Pte Butcher

Well there you go......he had 99 of those points