Vehicle Integration

The Air Force is using an RFI to shape a vehicle-agnostic communications and command-and-control system for Special Warfare teams, with responses due December 11, 2026. A draft requirements document and draft RFP are tentatively planned for FY2027, but acquisition approval, funding, and contracting strategy remain unresolved.

Reported Army awards totaling $900 million cover enterprise AI and Next Generation Command and Control, while Navy data and MQ-25 requirements point to continued demand for autonomy and integration capabilities. Oshkosh Defense plans a 2027 Vehicle Integration Center intended to cut testing timelines from about 18 months to weeks, and U.S.-Netherlands discussions may bring additional industrial cooperation, though no new solicitation details are identified.

The U.S. Army extended Michigan Technological University’s mobile energy project by 18 months, bringing its timeline to three years and total value to $16.9 million. Work with Oshkosh Defense will integrate a 120-kW, 600-volt DC power kit onto the FMTV A2, with potential follow-on needs in prototyping, demonstration, and production.

The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment $464.8 million for production of more than 26 modular LOCUST X3 high-energy laser counter-drone systems under the E-HEL program. First delivery is expected by Q4 FY2027, with operational deployment targeted from December 2027 through spring 2028, creating near-term subcontracting opportunities across integration, power, cooling, sensors, training, and sustainment.