Advanced Navigation has finalized a multi-million dollar deal with Rheinmetall Defense Australia to provide fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation systems (INS) for integration into Rheinmetall’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), currently deployed by the Australian Army.
<p>This agreement builds upon a previous collaboration in 2021, where Advanced Navigation supplied over 200 FOG INS units for the Boxer CRV as part of the LAND 400 Phase 2 Program.</p> <p><strong>Arming the Boxer CRV with FOG INS technology</strong></p> <p>The FOG INS technology developed by Advanced Navigation incorporates sophisticated algorithmic capabilities, resulting in a compact yet powerful navigation solution that outperforms traditional filter-based systems. <br></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.advancednavigation.com/inertial-navigation-systems/fog-gnss-ins/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>The system incorporates Advanced Navigation’s algorithmic technology, enabling the FOG INS to provide navigation data that surpasses outputs based on traditional filter methods while maintaining a compact form factor. The optical gyroscope’s design, free from moving parts, ensures exceptional resilience against shock and vibration-induced errors – a crucial feature for vehicles traversing challenging terrains.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ixblue.com/north-america/knowledge/what-is-fiber-optic-gyroscope-technology/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></p> <p>Validated in real-world operations, the FOG INS integrated into the Boxer CRV, an armored 8×8 vehicle, offers enhanced troop safety, security and protection, coupled with high levels of firepower and mobility for sustained operations ranging from peacekeeping to high-intensity combat. The Boxer CRV is equipped with a reconnaissance mission module, including the two-person digital Lance turret, the first crewed medium-caliber turret to be put into service on the Boxer platform.</p> <p>This partnership between Rheinmetall and Advanced Navigation aligns with the objectives of the Australian Defense Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, aimed at expanding opportunities for Australian suppliers and boosting export prospects within the global defense industry.</p> <p><p>The post <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com/advanced-navigation-partners-with-rheinmetall-defense-australia-to-deliver-inertial-navigation-solutions-for-combat-vehicles/">Advanced Navigation partners with Rheinmetall Defense Australia to deliver inertial navigation solutions for combat vehicles</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com">GPS World</a>.</p></p>
