MilDef Generic Vehicle Architecture capabilities and products
Generic Vehicle Architecture history
Military vehicles are typically in-service for many years and are subject to significant through-life updates. There is often a need to upgrade these platforms quickly in order to address new threats and scenarios. However, with a number of different systems, sub-systems and products from multiple sub-contractors, these upgrades can become complex and expensive.
The Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) approach, originally conceived by the UK Ministry of Defence, is a concept of generic design principles for the electronic and power architectures as well as Human Machine Interface for military vehicles. Introduced in 2010, the GVA standard (Defence Standard 23-009) was first implemented on the British Army Foxhound Vehicle.
NATO observed these activities and introduced the ‘NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA) for Land Systems’ (STANAG 4754) in 2018. Australia also followed with the ‘Australian Generic Vehicle Architecture’ (AS GVA) the same year.
