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Exail has partnered with Rheinmetall to deliver 1,004 Advans Ursa inertial navigation systems for use onboard the German Army’s Caracal 4x4 air assault vehicle.
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The capability provides the vehicle’s operators with navigation data in challenging environments, including GNSS-denied conditions, to support a range of mission profiles including special forces operations, logistical missions, and support for airmobile formations.
According to Exail, the Advans Ursa is a “plug and play” device, enabling users to readily install the capabilities in the field and does not require periodic maintenance and has been developed from Exail’s fiber-optic gyroscope.
The contract comes as Rheinmetall was engaged to deliver over 3,000 of the Caracal 4x4 air assault vehicles to Germany and the Netherlands.
“We are grateful to have been selected to supply our Advans Ursa INS for the German Army’s Caracal vehicles. Through this partnership, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting Rheinmetall and the German Army in achieving their operational objectives,” said Jens Higgen, sales director at Exail.
“This significant order positions us as a major player in the land defense sector and underscores the quality and performance of our navigation solutions.”
The announcement comes just months after the company revealed its new transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel, DriX 0-16.
Benefiting from an autonomy of 2,500 nautical miles and a unique naval architecture that enables the uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to withstand the severe ocean conditions, the new DriX 0-16 has been designed for long-duration operations (up to 30 days) and can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets, the company confirmed.
The new USV leverages the successful track record of the already existing DriX USV, launched back in 2017 which has already accumulated over 150,000 hours of operations at sea in more than 19 countries.
The new DriX 0-16 benefits from a hybrid propulsion, redundant architecture, advanced communication systems as well as artificial intelligence-powered obstacle detection and avoidance capabilities.
