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GD Demos TRX Robotic Vehicle For The Army, Will Participate In 2022’s RCV Phase 2 Experiment

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 29th, 2021

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GD Demos TRX Robotic Vehicle For The Army, Will Participate In 2022’s RCV Phase 2 Experiment

General Dynamics Land Systems' Tracked Robot X-Ton, or TRX, robotic vehicle

General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] recently demonstrated its Tracked Robot X-Ton, or TRX, robotic vehicle for the Army and is planning to participate in the Army’s major company-level Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) experiment in the summer of 2022, a company official told Defense Daily. Tim Reese, GDLS’ business development director for U.S. operations, said during February and March’s Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment at Fort Benning in Georgia the company showcased TRX with a logistics payload that soldiers then used to…

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