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GD To Hold Third TRX Robotic Vehicle Demo For Army Ahead Of Participation In Major RCV Experiment

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, October 15th, 2021

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GD To Hold Third TRX Robotic Vehicle Demo For Army Ahead Of Participation In Major RCV Experiment

General Dynamics Land Systems' TRX robotic platform at the 2021 AUSA conference. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems will hold a third demonstration of its Tracked Robot X-Ton, or TRX, robotic vehicle for the Army next February and March ahead of the platform’s participation in the Army’s major company-level Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) experiment in the summer of 2022. The company showcased the latest version of TRX publicly for the first time at last week’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference, highlighting the platform outfitted with an indirect fire package that…

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