April 28, 2025
HII is proud to support national defense with the successful deployment of the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary) – G-BOSS(E) to the U.S. Army’s 716th Military Police Battalion, now the first unit equipped with this advanced mobile surveillance platform.
Produced by HII’s Mission Technologies in Crane, IN, G-BOSS(E) is an expeditionary, ground based, self-contained, multi-spectral sensor-oriented, persistent surveillance system used to greatly enhance situational awareness to counter physical security threats. The GBOSS(E) system has been identified as mission critical for securing our Southern border.
Additional units are anticipated to receive the system as the Department of Defense continues to scale this critical capability across Joint Task Force–Southern Border.
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.
With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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