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WILCOX and RIVET Unveil Integrated Soldier Systems for the US Army’s Next-Gen SBMC Program at AUSA 2025

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

RIVET to demonstrate its next-generation heads-up display (HUD) integrated into the WILCOX FUSION CLAW™ ecosystem at Booth #3607

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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GeoCue Introduces Immersive Image Explorer in LP360 for Next-Generation Data Fusion and Visualization

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

Step Inside Your Projects with Imagery Fused Seamlessly onto LiDAR Point Clouds

For Immediate Release – October 8, 2025

Huntsville, AL – GeoCue, a global leader in LiDAR hardware and software solutions, proudly announces the release of theImmersive Image Explorer in LP360, a powerful new tool, available in plans for LP360 Drone or Land Standard, that transforms how users interact with their geospatial data.

The Immersive Image Explorer fuses captured imagery with LiDAR point clouds, enabling professionals to virtually “walk through” their scanned environments inside LP360. Whether collected from aerial, mobile, or handheld TrueView systems, imagery can now be overlaid directly behind point clouds for a richer, more intuitive exploration experience. The Immersive Image Explorer is also compatible with DJI L2 datasets.

“With the Immersive Image Explorer, our customers can step directly into their datasets, navigating captured environments as if they were on-site, while maintaining the accuracy and qualitythat LP360 is known for,” said Frank Darmayan, CEO of GeoCue. “It’s about bringing clarity, speed, and confidence to every project.”

Flexible Image Options

The Immersive Image Explorer supports both frame images imported directly from the integrated cameras on aerial, mobile, or handheld TrueView hardware, as well as fully 360° spherical images collected with the TrueView GO 360 Photo Kit or the FLIR LadyBug camera for mobile mapping. No matter which format is used, the Immersive Image Explorer gives you the ability to pan, scan, and evaluate your photos directly within LP360, ensuring every detail of your project can be examined with clarity and precision.

A New Dimension in LP360 Visualization

The Immersive Image Explorer can be found within the Immersive View Window in LP360. The Immersive View Window is now the fourth main visualization option in LP360, joining Map View (2D), 3D View (isometric), and Profile View (cross-sectional).

Rather than replacing these views, the Immersive View Window complements them by combining many of their core capabilities into a single, intuitive interface. It allows users to view, navigate, and analyze their 3D data from multiple angles in real-time. Within this environment, the Immersive Image Explorer unlocks the ability to overlay imagery directly onto point clouds, seamlessly merging photos and LiDAR into a unified, immersive perspective.

Key Capabilities

Handheld Advantage – Merge imagery from TrueView GO’s three cameras with dense point clouds for detailed indoor and close-range visualization.

Aerial Integration – Seamlessly incorporate images from TrueView aerial payloads to provide context-rich overviews of larger sites.

Immersive Deliverables – Create a “street view” style navigation of your own data, fully measurable and directly inside LP360.

Flexible Image Sources – Works with frame images from integrated TrueView cameras or 360° spherical imagery captured by the TrueView GO 360 Photo Kit or FLIR LadyBug camera for mobile mapping.

Transforming Workflows Across Industries

From confined interior corridors to expansive construction sites, the Immersive Image Explorer empowers surveyors, AEC professionals, and public safety teams to work more effectively. It allows users to verify coverage and spot potential gaps before ever leaving the job site, ensuring confidence in their datasets. By merging real-world imagery with LiDAR, inspection and validation workflows become faster and more accurate, giving teams a deeper understanding of their projects.

“The Immersive Image Explorer is more than a viewer, it’s a smarter way to navigate, validate, and present geospatial data,” added Vivien Heriard Dubreuil, CEO of mdGroup, GeoCue’sparent company. “By combining imagery and LiDAR in one immersive environment, we’re enabling professionals to work faster, communicate better, and deliver more value to their clients.”

With Immersive Image Explorer, LP360 continues to evolve as the industry’s most complete platform for LiDAR and imagery workflows, putting users directly inside their data with clarity and precision.

To learn more about GeoCue, visit www.geocue.com.

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Raptor Tactical – Sentinel Inside Helmet Skullcrusher System

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Raptor Tactical created their Sentinel Inside Helmet Skullcrusher System as a modular component of a helmet system so that the user can shed the OPS-CORE ballistic shell when not needed but retain use of night vision devices.

The system allows for mounting any night vision device, cable management, counterweight pouch, or battery pack. It is compatible with the Wilcox lanyard and features a one-size-fits-all design, accommodating helmet sizes from Small to X-Large.

Conversion takes approximately 10 minutes to transform your existing ballistic OPS-CORE helmet into a fully functional system. An OPS-CORE chinstrap system is required for proper installation.

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Note: Helmet, chin straps, night vision devices, and other attached accessories are not included.

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Two New Additions to Reptilia’s AUS Mount System

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Hillsborough, North Carolina – October 2, 2025 – Reptilia®, a leading innovator in firearm accessories and mounting solutions, today announced the launch of two new products in its AUS™ Mount System: the AUS™ Offset for MDT SEND IT® GEN2 and the ROF™- 90 for Leupold® Delta Point Pro – 35MM.

“At Reptilia, every product we design starts with a simple mission: give professional end-users the tools they need to move faster, stay accurate, and perform with confidence,” said The Reptilia Team. “The AUS Mount System has always been about modularity and precision, and these two new additions make it even more versatile.”

Engineered in direct response to feedback from military, law enforcement, and professional shooters, the new releases address real-world challenges in both precision shooting and rapid engagement scenarios.

AUS™ OFFSET FOR MDT SEND IT GEN2

The AUS Offset Mount for SEND IT GEN2 positions the electronic level at the perfect angle for quick, glanceable confirmation—allowing shooters to stay level without ever breaking their sight picture. With four mounting positions, left or right side, the mount adapts to individual setups and shooting styles.

Machined from billet 7075-T6 aluminum, Type III hardcoat anodized
Nitrided 4140 steel hardware
Weight: 30 g
Made in USA

The ROF – 90 provides a secure mounting position for a Leupold® Delta Point Pro on Reptilia® AUS or Geissele® Super Precision™ 35mm optic mounts. Specifically designed to clear Leupold® Mark 5 turrets, it delivers a reliable, unobstructed sight picture and enables seamless transitions between magnified optics and a close-range red dot.

Machined from billet 7075-T6 aluminum, MIL-STD Type III anodized
Weight: 23 g
Compatible with AUS and Geissele 35mm mounts
Made in USA

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SOFWERX – Computer Vision (CV) Inference Engine and Model Training for Unmanned Systems (UMS) Assessment Event (AE)

Monday, September 29th, 2025

SOFWERX, in collaboration with the USSOCOM PEO-SOF Digital Applications (SDA) Unmanned Systems Autonomy and Interoperability (UxSAI) Program, will host an Assessment Event (AE) to identify technology providers capable of delivering cutting-edge computer vision capabilities for detection and classification for all USSOCOM unmanned systems. This event aims to evaluate whitepaper responses and down-select innovative solutions for a computer vision inference engine and model training solution that can autonomously detect, classify, and adapt to new targets and environments ultimately enhancing the operational effectiveness of UxS in resource-constrained and communication-denied environments to align with the goals and objectives of the UxSAI Program.

Computer vision rarely performs as intended and results in missed detections or improperly classified objects. Challenges exist with obtaining training data, utilizing the models on constrained resources, and deploying models over the air. UxSAI requests computer vision developers to improve our artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities and develop highly effective computer vision inference engines and pretrained models as part of an Enterprise machine learning operations (MLOPS) pipeline. Providers selected for participation will receive additional information and funding to prepare for the AE upon selection. The UxSAI Program intends to evaluate solutions through their Enterprise MLOPS pipeline as part of this event.

The UxSAI Program seeks a computer vision inference engine and model retraining solution that:

Demonstrates robust object detection and classification capabilities.
Optimizes Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) for deployment on a variety of UxS platforms.
Enables training and adaptation to new objects and environments.
Offers a modular architecture suitable for seamless integration with existing architectures.
Enhances the autonomous capabilities of unmanned systems operating in challenging environments.
Informs the necessary interfaces, protocols, and data formats for integration, contributing to the development of an Interface Control Document (ICD).
The intent from this event is for UxSAI to work with providers selected from the AE to further develop their model through collaboration with the UxSAI Program

Submit via events.sofwerx.org/uxsai-cvmodeldev NLT 13 October 2025 11:59 PM ET

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TNVC Continues Long-Standing Relationship with L3Harris as Authorized Channel Partner

Friday, September 26th, 2025

26 September, 2025 Redlands CA

TNVC is proud to announce that we have been named as one of L3Harris Technologies Integrated Vision Solutions’ Authorized Partners!

Building on TNVC’s long-standing relationship with L3Harris over the years, the new Authorized Partner program will allow TNVC to continue providing our Warfighters, Law Enforcement, allies, and citizens alike with some of the best, most advanced products in the Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) space as well as the highest possible level of support and individualized, end-user focused customer service.

“Among TNVC’s strength has always been our staff’s long experience in the end-user community and many of us have relied on products from L3Harris for decades—the first laser I was issued was an AN/PAQ-4C that came out of L3Harris’ Londonderry facility, and some of our staff have been at it much longer,” notes Augee Kim, TNVC COO. “The level of experience of our staff and highly focused specialization in VAS and associated technologies, and nearly unmatched within the industry means that not only do we have a lot of personal faith and trust in the products that we choose to carry and promote like those manufactured by L3Harris IVS, in many cases it means that we are able to serve as a connective tissue between the end-user community, engineers, and manufacturers to advise and assist end-users in the acquisition of equipment, but in developing and matching capabilities to requirements.”

Under the Authorized Partner agreement, TNVC will continue to be able to provide high quality VAS solutions for all customers and customer types, including some of the most advanced products like the BNVD-FUSED Enhanced Night Vision Goggle—Binocular, as well as commercial-focused products such as the ATPIAL-C commercial AN/PEQ-15 (originally introduced by TNVC in 2014), specialized solutions such as SuperGain (launched in 2022), and night vision systems utilizing L3Harris’ superlative high performance Unfilmed image intensifier technology, including systems such as the Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (GPNVG), USSOCOM-issued AN/PVS-31A/B/C, BNVD-1531, launched commercially by TNVC in 2021, and others including some exciting new products as well as TNVC’s flagship TN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Device. Moreover, TNVC will continue to act as an Authorized Spare & Repair Parts Distributor and maintenance and repair center for L3Harris products to provide an unparalleled level of service, support, and lifecycle management.

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Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot: Simple. Rugged. Full-Coverage Protection

Friday, September 26th, 2025

BARNEVELD, Wis. – For those seeking reliable performance and functionality no matter the conditions, the Venom® Enclosed Micro Red Dot features an easy-to-mount, enclosed design to shield against disruptions from rain, dust, or snow.

ENCLOSED ALUMINUM HOUSING Durable 6061 aluminum enclosed housing protects against debris and moisture.

LARGE VIEWING WINDOW For fast target acquisition and large field of view.

ASPHERICAL LENS For distortion-free sight picture and truer colors.

MOTION ACTIVATION WITH 10-MINUTE AUTO-SHUTOFF Automatically activates with motion while 10-minute auto-shutoff saves battery life.

TOP BUTTONS For hassle-free adjustments.

Venom® Enclosed Micro Red Dot
MAP: $199.99 | MSRP: $289.99

PRO 45° OFFSET: PLAY ALL THE ANGLES.
FROM RIFLESCOPE TO RED DOT.

Switch swiftly from long to close-range targets – no grip or head shift needed. The Pro 45° Offset Accessory Picatinny Mount lets you add a red dot to your setup without the clutter while freeing up rail space for lasers, lights, and other essentials.

COMPATIBLE WITH DELTAPOINT® PRO AND MICRO® T-2 FOOTPRINTS

6061 ALUMINUM is durable and lightweight.

Pro 45° Offset
MAP: $69.99 | MSRP: $104.99

RED DOT PICATINNY MOUNT: HOLDS STEADY.
ADAPTS QUICKLY.

Adapt your red dot to any firearms platform with a Picatinny rail, from rifles to shotguns.

COMPATIBLE WITH PICATINNY RAILS AND ACCESSORY ATTACHMENTS

COMPATIBLE WITH DELTAPOINT® PRO FOOTPRINT

6061 ALUMINUM is durable and lightweight.

Red Dot Picatinny Mount
MAP: $19.99 | MSRP: $29.99

For a detailed list of technical specifications, frequently asked questions, and high-resolution images, check out the Vortex® New Product Portal.

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AARDVARK Tactical Expands Night Vision Capabilities Through L3Harris Partnership

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025

La Verne, CA | SEP 23, 2025 — AARDVARK Tactical, a leading provider of mission-critical equipment for elite military and law enforcement teams, announced today a new distribution agreement with L3Harris® Technologies, a global leader in advanced defense and tactical solutions. Through this agreement, AARDVARK will distribute L3Harris’ industry-leading night vision and electro-optical systems to U.S. tactical teams, further expanding AARDVARK’s portfolio of cutting-edge operator-focused technologies.

As part of this partnership, AARDVARK will provide access to L3Harris’ full range of night vision solutions, including the BNVD-1531 and AN/PVS-31A Binocular Night Vision Devices, and the Next Generation Aiming Laser (NGAL), among others. These systems are renowned for their exceptional clarity, rugged durability, and advanced fusion capabilities that enhance operator performance in low-light and no-light environments.

“Night vision is mission-critical technology, and our goal has always been to equip operators with the very best tools available,” said Jon Becker, CEO of AARDVARK. “By partnering with L3Harris, we can deliver the most advanced electro-optical systems in the world directly to the teams who need them most.”

With decades of experience supporting law enforcement, military, and federal units, AARDVARK has built its reputation on curating best-in-class technologies that solve the toughest operational challenges. The addition of L3Harris’ night vision portfolio strengthens AARDVARK’s ability to deliver complete, integrated solutions across armor, breaching, communications, and situational awareness domains.

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