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GD Unveiling New ‘Mission Command on the Move’ Concept With Stryker Variant, Robotic Platforms

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, October 11th, 2024

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GD Unveiling New ‘Mission Command on the Move’ Concept With Stryker Variant, Robotic Platforms

General Dynamics Land Systems' three technology demonstrators for its 'Mission Command on the Move' (MCOTM) concept: TRX Defense, Stryker MCOTM and MUTT XM. Photo: GD Land Systems.

General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] is rolling out a new ‘Mission Command on the Move’ (MTOCM) concept and unveiling three new technology demonstrators, a new variant of its Stryker vehicle and two robotic platforms, aimed at helping the Army improve its mission command survivability. The company will showcase its new Stryker MCOTM, MUTT XM and TRX Defender platforms at the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14-16, with GD Land Systems telling Defense Daily…

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