BAE Systems has been awarded a three-year contract by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced armor solution for Marine Corps ground combat vehicles. Valued at up to $2.8 million, the program will focus on synergizing elements of Electro Magnetic Armor (EMA) and other armor technologies that will benefit Marines in hostile environments. The efforts will benefit both conventional and hybrid-electric drive vehicles.

The award is the second vehicle survivability contract awarded to BAE Systems by ONR. Since 2001, the company has been working on a Smart Survivable Structure program to investigate and incorporate emerging technologies into hull structure designs that increase vehicle survivability, with an emphasis on developing lightweight nanomaterial armors, a miniature structure-integral electronic jammer and an adaptive visual layer.

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