{"id":1699,"date":"2024-09-26T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2024-09-26T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T01:01:00","slug":"army-announces-small-multipurpose-equipment-transport-inc-ii-contract-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1699","title":{"rendered":"Army Announces Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Inc. II Contract Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detroit Arsenal, Mich. (Sept.\u00a024, 2024) \u2014 The Army announced the award of two Other Transaction Authority Engineering and Manufacturing Design contracts today to American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC, and HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc., totaling a combined $22 million to provide eight prototypes each of the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Increment II.<\/p>\n

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles\u2019 S-MET Inc. II offering<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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HDT\u2019s S-MET Inc. II offering<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

The S-MET was originally developed as a Directed Requirement meant to identify opportunities for the Army to quickly field existing platforms to improve the fighting force\u2019s capability. The S-MET Increment I is a single radio-controlled, eight-wheeled platform designed to carry payload, generate power for organic electronic systems, and conduct unconstrained movement.\u00a0In its first increment, the S-MET is capable of carrying 1,000 lbs. of equipment and provides enhanced capability primarily in Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Security Force Assistance Brigades.<\/p>\n

The second increment seeks to double that payload capacity while adding several improvements identified by Solders during evaluation and operation. Those improvements include:<\/p>\n