ARLINGTON, Va. - AeroVironment , Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:AVAV) has been awarded a $2.67 million contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with prototype Tomahawk Grip Tab Active (Grip TA) controllers, the company announced on a recent Thursday. The contract, managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI) and overseen by the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), aligns with the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 and broader Department of Defense (DoD) goals to enhance lethality and mission success.
Under the terms of the agreement, AeroVironment will deliver the Grip TA controllers along with supporting test kits, enabling the DoD to assess these technical capabilities for potential future operations. The Grip TA controllers are designed to work with the RAID System, featuring a large screen that meets current and future cyber, safety, and fire control requirements.
The controllers will integrate into the Kinesis Ecosystem, which already includes over 20 robotic systems, various input devices, and AI-enhanced functionalities. This ecosystem is designed to facilitate multi-domain operation of unmanned systems through a single user interface, reducing both physical and cognitive loads on operators.
Scott Bowman, Tomahawk Robotics product line manager at AeroVironment highlighted the tablet-based Grip TA Controller's large viewing area and dedicated safety functions, which are intended to improve operator efficiency and enable new applications such as fire control and sensor-to-shooter tasks, without compromising the ruggedized design familiar to their customers.
This contract continues the collaboration between Tomahawk Robotics and the DoD to provide a common controller for the department's tactical robotic systems.
AeroVironment, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, specializes in intelligent multi-domain robotic systems, including unmanned aircraft and ground systems, sensors, software analytics, and connectivity solutions.
The information reported is based on a press release statement from AeroVironment, Inc.
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