Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] Tuesday said its wholly owned subsidiary Elbit Systems of America has been selected as part of an industry team led by Rockwell Collins [COL] for the system integration and prototype phase of the Ground Soldier Ensemble (GSE) program for the U.S. Army.
“Team Spartan represents an excellent combination of companies, skills and combat systems experiences,” Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America said. “Together with Rockwell Collins and Boeing we will provide our country’s front line men and women superior situational awareness and information superiority in a way that ensures they can execute their missions effectively and come back safely.”
Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins together formed “Team Spartan” that was selected as one of three teams in a competition among several U.S. companies to develop the next-generation soldier-worn computer system.
The system will provide situational awareness to soldiers during intense operations in a configuration that optimizes size, weight and power and can be customized for different missions.
Elbit Systems of America said it will leverage its global soldier systems experience and lessons learned in rugged military computing technologies, including the battle-proven, soldier-worn Dominator computing system, to bring required computing capability to the program.
The company said its computing platforms support mission planning, situational awareness, target handling and device connectivity, as well as video and map displays.