DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)

<div><img alt="DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)" class="aligncenter" height="248" src="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/86/localmotorsxc2vflypmode.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="330" /></div><br/>Okay, so perhaps the specific color here is up for debate, but one thing is clear: the XC2V FLYPMode is one imposing looking vehicle. Also known as the Experimental Crowd-derived Combat Support Vehicle, DARPA has billed this mean machine as the "first crowd-sourced, militarily relevant vehicle design." After being selected as the winning entry to DARPA's design-the-next-Humvee competition, Local Motors tricked out the XC2V FLYPMode in just 14 weeks. For now, it is but a "proof of principle project," meaning we probably won't see this thing riding dirty in the desert anytime soon, if ever. You can, however, see at least a portion of the beast's birth in a time-lapse video after the break.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/darpas-xc2v-flypmode-crowd-sourced-combat-vehicle-revealed-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>

DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)

Okay, so perhaps the specific color here is up for debate, but one thing is clear: the XC2V FLYPMode is one imposing looking vehicle. Also k...

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