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Army Accelerates S-MET Inc. II Timeline, Will Begin Testing Prototypes This Spring

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Army Accelerates S-MET Inc. II Timeline, Will Begin Testing Prototypes This Spring
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Marko, a Cavalry Scout assigned to the Reconnaissance and Strike Co., 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division prepares the Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) for movement during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-01 (JPMRC), at Dillingham Airfield, Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abreanna Goodrich)

PITTSBURGH – The Army has accelerated the prototyping timeline for its new cargo-carrying ground robots, a lead official confirmed, and will now begin testing American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems’ offerings this spring.  Col. Ken Bernier, the Army’s project manager for autonomous robotic capabilities, said the next step in the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II competition will involve delivering prototypes to a Transforming in Contact (TiC) unit for evaluation.  “That’s the timeline. We’re building prototypes now. We’ve…

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