WASHINGTON: Armaments Research Company (ARC), Inc., a leader in advanced defense technology solutions, has been awarded a three-year, $10.9 million contract with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC) through the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) to continue its work transforming small unit resupply (SUR). Building on ARC’s prior SBIR Phase III task order with DEVCOM, this award advances the Army’s effort to solve the longstanding challenge of efficiently sustaining combat units at the front line in contested environments using autonomous platforms.

Over the three-year effort, ARC will further develop, integrate, and demonstrate its AI-enabled weapon sensors (AEWS) to operationalize SUR capabilities. The broader SUR architecture includes inventory management, and autonomous resupply platforms; connecting weapon data from the tactical edge with enterprise-level logistics and command-and-control integration systems. By capturing real-time weapon and ammunition data at the source, ARC’s sensors are being developed to enable predictive logistics, give commanders greater situational awareness of unit status, and support automated ammunition resupply so that distributed formations are resupplied at the time of need. ARC’s modular open system approach (MOSA) and technology platform is designed to adapt seamlessly as requirements and autonomous resupply platforms evolve.

“We’re proud to deepen our partnership with DEVCOM Armaments Center and continue building next-generation autonomous small unit resupply,” said Mike Canty, CEO of ARC. “Autonomy is changing how forces are sustained on the modern battlefield. This award pairs AEWS sensing with autonomy to increase warfighter survivability and lethality. We’re excited about the impact this capability can have across the force.”

This award reflects the Army’s continued commitment to rapid innovation and to collaborating with industry through flexible acquisition pathways like DOTC, accelerating the delivery of critical sustainment capabilities to America’s warfighters.

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Armaments Research Company (ARC) is a technology company developing artificial intelligence-enabled weapons sensors for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Predictive Logistics in support of Large-Scale Combat Operations. Discover more at www.armaments.us.

Fonte: Business Wire