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Oshkosh Defense, Army Sign CRADA For UGV Tech

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

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Oshkosh Corp.'s [OSK] Oshkosh Defense, recently said it signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Army's Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to refine technology for the operation of unmanned ground vehicles in convoy missions in real-world environments. The CRADA calls for a three-year collaboration between the Army and Oshkosh to integrate a Convoy Active Safety Technology (CAST) surrogate system onto Oshkosh's unmanned TerraMax(tm) vehicle. The goal is to create a lead vehicle that…

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