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Anduril, Hanwha Team On Bid For SMET Inc. II, Army Eyes Prototype Award Later This Year

Anduril, Hanwha Team On Bid For SMET Inc. II, Army Eyes Prototype Award Later This Year
Anduril Industries and Hanwha Defense USA team on bid for Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) Inc. II. Photo: Anduril

Anduril Industries has partnered with Hanwha Defense USA on a bid for the Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) Inc. II ground robot competition, the companies said on Thursday. The two firms said they submitted a bid for SMET Inc. II offering a “modified, autonomy-ready” uncrewed ground vehicle based on South Korean defense firm Hanwha’s Arion-SMET platform, and noted their team also includes Clarksburg, Maryland-based Forterra’s AutoDrive vehicle autonomy solution. “We are thrilled about partnering with Hanwha Defense USA and…

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