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US Army places $11M bet on Austin
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The US Army has awarded a contract to Austin-based Tern for its low-cost GPS alternative technology, dubbed 'Google Maps for the battlefield'.
The contract is valued at $11.26 million and will see Tern's navigation tech deployed in Army vehicles, although the exact scale of the deployment is unclear.
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- US Army awards $11.26M contract to Tern
- GPS disruptions are on the rise, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine/Russia
- US military is seeking alternative navigation solutions
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- Potential increased use of alternative navigation tech by US military
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GPS disruptions pose a significant threat to military operations, making alternative solutions crucial
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- Sep 10TechCrunch (US): Tern has described its tech as "Google Maps for the battlefield."
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