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Army

Lightening The Soldiers’ Load, General Dynamics Offers The MUTT

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, October 20th, 2014

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Lightening The Soldiers’ Load, General Dynamics Offers The MUTT

Looking over the increasing numbers and weight of equipment soldiers carry, General Dynamics [GD] came up with MUTT--the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, a company executive said. “We looked at what is the simplest thing to provide to lighten the soldier’s load, that offers a variety of utility and is far more affordable than anything fully autonomous,” said Don Kotchman, vice president, Tracked Combat Vehicles, General Dynamics Land Systems. The solution was MUTT, which can be attached to a soldier’s gear for…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

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