G-NIUS, the Elbit Systems and IAI JV,
to Develop Next-Generation UGV - Nahshon -
for the Israeli Defense Forces
New unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) will offer
improved operational flexibility and performance
and will provide combat support
Press Release
G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) Ltd.,
a joint venture of Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI), announced today that it was awarded a
contract for the development of the next-generation UGV
(unmanned ground vehicle) for the Israeli Defense Forces.
The development phase,
led by the Israeli Ministry of Defense's Administration
for the Development of Weapons and the Technological
Industry (MAFAT) and the Israeli Ground Forces,
is to be completed by 2011.
The "Nahshon" UGV is based on the vast experience
of the G-NIUS UGV Guardium™, operated by the IDF since 2008.
The next-generation UGV will offer improved autonomous
movement and operational performance. Additionally,
the vehicle's navigation capabilities will be
intensified and will include various advanced control solutions.
The new UGV will allow increased payload weight,
in order to offer better situational awareness,
autonomity and independent decision making.
The features of the new UGV will enable higher operational
flexibility and allow activity in various combat scenarios.
These advanced capabilities will also allow
the vehicle to provide combat support,
along with the Guardium™ which operates mainly in security missions.
G-NIUS CEO Erez Peled noted that the
decision of the Israeli Defense Forces
to develop a next-generation UGV reflects the
necessity for such a system and its major contribution
to security missions in the modern combat arena.
Peled added that the Israeli Defense Forces is one of the most
advanced armies worldwide in the unmanned systems field,
and trusts that other armed forces around the world will
follow the IDF in its selection of G-NIUS' unmanned systems.
About G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Vehicles:
G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) Ltd.,
a leading Israeli unmanned ground systems company,
is an equally shared joint venture of Israel Aerospace
Industries Ltd. and Elbit Systems Ltd.
G-NIUS develops and supplies a variety of autonomous unmanned
ground system solutions, which are based on a common,
versatile and layered avionics suite and apply emerging
technological breakthroughs in navigation, control theorem,
artificial intelligence and 3D artificial imaging. G-NIUS'
customer base includes military, homeland security
and law enforcement organizations.
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