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HDUSA Press Release
October 14, 2024
Washington, DC, October 14, 2024 – Hanwha Defense USA and BlueSpace announced today that the two companies will collaborate closely to bring state-of-the-art autonomous solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense customer base. The two technology leaders will work together to find ways to incorporate BlueSpace’s advanced autonomous software solutions into current and future HDUSA offerings.
““ HDUSA is constantly looking to build meaningful partnerships with US companies that bring complementary strengths. In the area of dual-use software, we’ve found an ideal partner in BlueSpace. Pairing BlueSpace’s robust autonomy solutions with our proven ground vehicle and munitions technologies will make our joint offerings stronger and ultimately help our customers stay ahead of an evolving and increasingly complex threat environment.
”Mike Smith, President and CEO Hanwha Defense USA
In 2023 BlueSpace was awarded a $1.6 million contract by the Army to enhance the perception sensing for future US Army unmanned ground vehicles. Led by the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program, the effort is in support of vehicles for reconnaissance, surveillance and other high-risk missions.
“In our ongoing work with the Army, we are helping to enhance capabilities enabled by next-gen autonomy software in ground vehicles. Partnering with HDUSA will help accelerate the deployment and adoption of cost-effective and combat-proven autonomous capabilities in the market.”
Christine Moon, Co-Founder and President of BlueSpace.ai.
The signing ceremony held during the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. formalizes the strategic collaboration in providing an attritable and scalable AI-powered solution to further enhance lethality, survivability and agility for the battlefield of tomorrow.
About Hanwha Defense USA
A subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Defense USA delivers proven platforms with a demonstrated process maturity successfully projected across numerous markets and supply chains across the globe, with a track record of developing local workforces required to produce and sustain across product life cycles to meet the needs of warfighters and industrial base partners. HDUSA continues to expand its U.S. footprint through organic growth, strategic industrial partnerships, and selective business acquisition.
About BlueSpace
BlueSpace provides next-gen off-road autonomy solutions for defense and commercial partners, effectively removing external dependencies, to enable robust and scalable AI-powered missions. With its modular autonomy solution, BlueSpace provides mission-critical solutions including BlueSpace Positioning System (BPS), universal predictive perception and real-time mapping.