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Elbit America Looking To Offer Upgraded Iron Vision System For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

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Elbit America Looking To Offer Upgraded Iron Vision System For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

Elbit Systems of America's Future Fighting Vehicle Technology Demonstrator. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Elbit Systems of America is looking to propose a version of its Iron Vision technology for the Army’s future combat vehicle fleet that would provide 360-degree situational awareness capability to both crew members and dismounted soldiers, company officials told Defense Daily on Tuesday. The company is aiming to demonstrate the capability with the Army’s future augmented reality headset, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, to showcase Iron Vision as a potential major subsystem option for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle. “In…

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