Designed to lighten load for soldiers, General Dynamics Land Systems’ Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicles have built-in flexibility for a variety of combat, combat support and combat service support functions and payloads.
The US Army has received an initial tranche of 16 Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) vehicles, the first ground robots of their kind in Army history, from General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS).
GDLS won the Army’s competition for the S-MET program in 2020. Based upon GDLS’ Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT), the S-MET is an eight-wheeled Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) that will enable robotic technology for the dismounted soldier. READ MORE.