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In August, the Army conducted the IVAS 1.2 Phase 1 User Assessment at Fort Drum, New York. Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, United States Army conducted mission planning, mission briefings, mission rehearsals, squad land navigation, target detection testing, and target engagement for weapons compatibility. Soldiers provided informative feedback and responded positively that the IVAS 1.2 prototypes brought additional capabilities over their currently fielded systems. #SoldierWarrior  US Army Video by Spc. Kade Bowers

Wow! 23 years ago on Aug 19 my design of the S7 debuted at Laguna Seca. She still looks pretty good after all these years.

Last month, PEO Soldier accepted the delivery of 20 IVAS 1.2 prototypes. The systems passed initial functionality tests. We anticipate IVAS 1.2 will address many of the concerns that were raised about earlier versions of IVAS and provide Soldiers with an outstanding capability. The Army will continue to evaluate the systems leading up to an end of August User Assessment at Fort Drum, NY.  #SoldierWarrior #technology https://lnkd.in/eVJauAj7

Visual overview of a typical program set of deliverables. Phase 6. Design commercialization tweaks and model differentiations. #designprocess #industrialdesigner #automotivedesign

Visual overview of a typical program set of deliverables. Phase 5. Final design class-a surface data utilized for production tooling. #designprocess #industrialdesigner #automotivedesign

Visual overview of a typical program set of deliverables. For Phase 4.5 the client chose to forgo the full scale model and went directly to production tooling. Unfortunately the client allowed their molding company to 3D print car sized plugs and do the QC, which resulted in poor quality surfaces and parts. #designprocess #industrialdesigner #automotivedesign