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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday December 31 2017, @11:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the skynet++ dept.

A Maine robotics company is in the running to build the Army's next generation of battlefield support vehicles.

Waterboro-based Howe and Howe Technologies is competing with three other firms for a massive government contract to build autonomous vehicles that will carry ammunition and supplies into combat with Army ground forces.

"It is going to be a huge thing in the future, as big as drones or Humvees," said Michael Howe, who owns the company with his twin, Geoffrey. The Army is expected to order thousands of the units by 2020.

[...] To get to this point, Howe and Howe had to pass a grueling field test of their vehicle in the thick swamps and forests of Fort Benning, Georgia.

[...] The outcome, however, was worth it. Howe and Howe passed the trials, beating major defense companies like Lockheed Martin and AM General, which builds the Humvee, and moving onto the next phase of product development.

[...] The other companies moving onto the next development phase are General Dynamics Land Systems, HDT Global and a combined effort from Applied Research Associates and Polaris Defense.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by crafoo on Sunday December 31 2017, @06:43PM

    by crafoo (6639) on Sunday December 31 2017, @06:43PM (#616177)

    I think that's a little harshly worded but accurate. Some people greatly enjoy forcing others to do their will. It's the most basic expression of power. This goes across the political spectrum, male, female, races, age.

    What infuriates these people most is seeing a free man. Someone going about their business, enjoying life, a song in their heart, not asking permission for each step they take and in which direction. So many people in this country (USA) have been conditioned so absolutely they no longer recognize what a free man looks like.

    Tax code used to insert petty bureaucrats into every single minor, day-to-day transaction.
    Authoritarian leftists demanding the ability to censor your speech.
    Being strongly urged to sacrifice your well being to further others goals or lazily disguised power grabs.
    Better step-to when that the cop looks your way.
    Watch your tongue, don't offend the people illegally invading your country.

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