“威尔第”是“车辆电子系统研究防御倡议”计划的英文词头缩写的译音。该计划始于1987年,其目的在于演示先进的车辆电子系统技术其车辆╱传感器一体化的系统对于英国陆军有何益处。“威尔第”样车采用的是GKN公司的“武士”履带式战车底盘,1992年制成,并于同年在英陆军索尔兹伯里平原试验场进行了有限的野外试验。此后,“威尔第”2型车的研制工作又 Verdi is the transliteration of the acronym for the English prefix of the Vehicle Electronic Systems Defense Initiative initiative. The program began in 1987 with the purpose of demonstrating the benefits of advanced vehicle electronic system technology for its Army / Sensor integrated systems to the British Army. The Verdi car uses GKN’s Samurai crawler chassis, which was made in 1992 and conducted limited field trials in the same year at the British Army Salisbury Plain. Since then, “Verdi” 2-type car development work again