NEWINGTON, NH, October 8th, 2025 – WILCOX INDUSTRIES, a global leader in mission-critical integrated headborne and combat systems, is proud to announce its partnership with RIVET INDUSTRIES, a defense technology innovator, at the upcoming AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC, taking place October 13–15, 2025. RIVET will be exhibiting its advanced HUD technology at WILCOX’s Booth, showcasing how its integrated solution supports the U.S. Army’s evolving Soldier as a System vision.
Designed for the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) program, RIVET’s rugged, glasses-based HUD fuses data from Soldiers, sensors, and mission systems into a single operational picture, enhancing situational awareness and decision-making in any environment, day or night.
Through integration with WILCOX’s MANTIS™ mounting solution, the RIVET HUD becomes part of the FUSION CLAW-compatible system, seamlessly connecting individual warfighters to squad and command networks. This integrated approach supports maneuvering, targeting, and real-time data sharing, aligning with the Army’s focus on digital transformation and network-centric warfare, while managing the available power worn by the Soldier.
“This partnership embodies the next generation of battlefield technology,” said Jim Teetzel, CEO of WILCOX. “By integrating RIVET’s HUD with our FUSION CLAW™ platform, we’re delivering scalable, interoperable solutions that directly support the Soldier as a System vision and empower the modern warfighter.”
“The Army’s SBMC program is about creating a connected, informed, adaptable, and most importantly, more lethal Soldier,” said Dave Marra, CEO of RIVET. “By partnering with WILCOX, we’re accelerating that vision, bridging sensors, power, and data into a single, Soldier-ready capability.”
Attendees at AUSA 2025 will have the opportunity to engage directly with both WILCOX and RIVET teams and experience an interactive feature demonstration of the FUSION CLAW with RIVET’s HUD system.
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Is the Army looking for helmets as a part of SBMC, or is it envisioned as an upgrade for IHPS/NG and ECH/ACH?
I know Anduril is aiming to provide a new helmet with their Eagle Eye, does Wilcox intend to partner with a helmet provider to offer one with their system?
Not, going to lie, I was more interested in the helmet as well. Specifically, I’m hoping the Army follows the Marine Corps’ lead and adopts a Highcut helmet.
There’s a high cut variant of the F70 helmet that the IHPS is based on that has ARC rails and is in use by many international SOF and police forces. The Army could easily procure it if they really wanted to.
Yeah. IMO, the single biggest protection and capability improvement the Army could do for the CCF right now would be to issue high cuts and electronic hearing protection.
I know their concern is shrapnel from IDF and giving up coverage over the ear…but I honestly think that in 2025, someone can come up with electronic ear pro that has a ballistic outer shell. Even if it’s IIA instead of mil standard or IIIA.