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Army

Army Eyeing Open Competition For SMET Increment 2, Planning To Add New Payloads

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022

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Army Eyeing Open Competition For SMET Increment 2, Planning To Add New Payloads

The SMET system developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) negotiates terrain during the SMET Phase I Assessment in September at Fort Benning, Georgia (Photo: U.S. Army).

NORFOLK, Va. — The Army is eyeing an open competition for the next version of its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) ground robots, with plans to pursue new multi-mission payloads for the platform. Col. Shane Sullivan, project manager for force projection at the Army’s Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support, said Wednesday officials are working through finalizing the requirements document for SMET Increment 2 over the next year and that it may include plans to procure 2,200…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Space

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