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  • Lockheed to Update Exoskeleton Tech for Army Field Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Exoskeleton Tech for Army Field Tests

    Lockheed Martin will update components of a company-developed exoskeleton for use in U.S. Army demonstrations under a two-year, $6.9M contract from the military branch’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. The University of Florida will evaluate Onyx updates ahead of soldier demonstrations that NSRDEC plans to conduct next year, Lockheed said Thursday. The exoskeleton uses an electro-mechanical […] More

  • Report: Army, Lockheed Eye Exoskeleton Field-Testing by Year’s End - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army, Lockheed Eye Exoskeleton Field-Testing by Year’s End

    Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army will kick off field-testing in December of a lower-body exoskeleton designed to reduce users’ risk of injury and fatigue and boost their load-carrying capacity, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. The ONYX exoskeleton unveiled at the Close Combat Lethality showcase at the Pentagon is classified as a technological readiness level 6 […] More

  • Lockheed Updates Exoskeleton to Help Boost Soldier Mobility, Load-Carrying Capacity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Updates Exoskeleton to Help Boost Soldier Mobility, Load-Carrying Capacity

    Lockheed Martin has updated its computer-controlled exoskeleton to help increase user mobility and load-carrying capacity as well as reduce the risk of overstress on the lower back and legs. The company said Tuesday it built the FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device using Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology from B-Temia under a licensing agreement signed in April. FORTIS K-SRD is designed to help […] More