Under the contract, the company will implement three prototype development phases over the next six years
The US Consortium, SOSSEC, has awarded Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) a particular contract to produce the Integrated Headborne Sensor System (IHSS) prototype for dismounted Soldiers in the United States Army. The IHSS is a wearable system that fuses myriad sensors into a lightweight Head-Up Display that provides unprecedented situational awareness. In other words, it allows soldiers to remain mobile while acquiring, sharing, and utilising critical information on the battlefield.
Under this contract, Elbit America will iteratively develop and mature a headborne display with high-quality imaging and augmented reality technology through three prototype development phases over the next six years. During the process, the company will work directly with soldiers to gather feedback through multiple touchpoints, which is critical to the development and allow the product to advance rapidly.
“Elbit America is known for its next-generation Warfighter Visual Augmentation Systems. With the Integrated Headborne Sensor System development, we’re merging the expertise from our precision targeting team in Merrimack, with the night vision goggle expertise out of our Roanoke facility. Together, these teams will create a new system that is specifically tailored to Soldier needs and provides the right information at the right times, all in a lightweight package,” said Erik Fox, Vice President of Warfighter Systems at Elbit America.
The IHSS is another solution Elbit America is evolving to enable the soldiers of the future. The company is currently developing several sophisticated decision aids, display systems, and more to assist dismounted Soldiers in urban, underground, and other contested environments.
Elbit America is a subcontractor to SOSSEC, Inc., which is the Sensors, Communications and Electronics Consortium that leads work between the US government and member companies on the Department of Defense (DoD) Other Transaction Authority (OTA), which carries out specific prototypes, research, and production projects – such as this one. Other Transaction Authority contracts are special funding vehicles used by federal agencies for advancing research and development prototypes quickly.
