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Army Taps Elbit America To Join SBMC Development Effort, Will Test Prototypes This Year

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 11th, 2026

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Army Taps Elbit America To Join SBMC Development Effort, Will Test Prototypes This Year

Soldier Borne Mission Command device. Photo: Elbit Systems of America.

The Army has selected Elbit Systems of America [ESLT] to work on its Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) development effort, with a company official telling Defense Daily it will deliver and test prototypes this year. The firm now joins an Anduril Industries-led team and startup Rivet on the SBMC initiative, which is the Army’s follow-on effort to the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program. “Elbit America, now the third awarded supplier, has something unique to offer that could be a…

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