KVH Industries.
KVH Industries KVH Industries Incorporated is an electronics firm based in Middletown, Rhode Island. The company produces electronic compasses, fiber optic gyroscopes, and control systems for satellite dishes. External Links
was selected to supply its Tacnav tactical
navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. to General Motors for use onboard the Australian
Army's Light Armoured Vehicle armoured vehicle
Motor vehicle with plating for protection against bullets, shells, or other projectiles that moves on wheels or tracks. The tank is the chief armoured vehicle for larger military forces. (Aslav) fleet. The $ 3.2 million
contract covers the Tacnav to be incorporated as a retrofit into the
existing fleet as well as integrated within new production vehicles.
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