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New FED ALPHA is a Troop Carrier with an Eco Conscience
Local Motors' XC2V, which has been selected by DARPA to replace the 27-year old Humvee, isn’t the only ongoing program in the US Army for new vehicles.
The US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC for short, has also awarded British engineering company Ricardo a contract to proceed with the testing phase of the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator (FED) program.
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