AUSA 2021: Customisable power management aids EOD
The Squad Power Management system. (Photo: Galvion)
Galvion is providing a solution to recharge batteries of EOD equipment for the US Army — and other potential applications for the Squad Power Manager include powering radios in Colombian helicopters.
Military power and data management solutions provider Galvion has obtained a $5.8 million contract to supply its Squad Power Manager (SPM) 622 kit to the US Army.
The SPM will be assigned to the US Army EOD Tools and Equipment Kit (ETEK).
Speaking to Shephard on 11 October at the AUSA 2021 defence exhibition in Washington DC, a company representative explained that deliveries of an EOD-tailored SPM system will begin by the end of October and will be completed by mid-2022.
A total of 560 different kits have been procured to equip US Army and US National Guard units, the
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