In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, reliability and mobility performance, as well as reduced life-cycle costs of combat vehicles, BAE Systems has signed a strategic partnership agreement with QinetiQ, a UK-based science and engineering company. Two companies will incorporate the latest technology for electric drive mobility systems on combat vehicles. QinetiQ views this partnership as a significant step toward wide-scale adoption of electric drive systems for combat vehicles that will increase survivability and performance in the battle field.