International road construction and maintenance company Global Road Technology (GRT) has demonstrated the capabilities of its most advanced road construction military technology to the U.S. military.
GRT
demonstrated
its range of
in-production
and
in-development
military-purpose
products,
leading to
additional
meetings with
U.S. Defense
department
officials.
The
invitation to
present the
Australian-based
company’s
advanced
military
technology
solutions in
Washington D.C.
came from a
venture capital
firm that
identifies,
adapts, and
delivers
innovative
technology
solutions to
the U.S.
defense and
intelligence
communities.
GRT managing
director Troy
Adams said the
demonstration
solidified the
next step for
GRT’s road
safety and
innovative
military
solutions and
was the
successful
result of
in-house
scientists and
partnerships
with leading
universities.A
large part of
the military
efforts in the
Middle East
requires a
constant need
for dust
control on
military bases
and aviation
sites,
particularly
military
helipads,
Mr Adams
saidGRT’s
business is
instant
infrastructure;
our products
create roads,
runways and
hardstands with
unparalleled
speed, up to
four times
faster than
conventional
methods,
reducing dust
by 98 percent.
Speed is of the
essence for
military
engineers, with
the need to
limit the
period of
vulnerability
during
construction to
the shortest
possible
time.
GRT
can provide
readily
available
products that
do not require
additional
equipment in
order to be
utilized.
Products can be
applied with
standard issue
military
engineering
equipment, even
on the front
line.
Our ability to place landing areas in remote forward operating areas makes the product suitable for deployment anywhere in the world. Our technology is proven to provide a safer operating environment for military personnel, as well as greatly reducing the risk of catastrophic equipment failure, Mr Adams said. The GRT development team, including Mr Adams, Senior Principal Research Scientist Babak Abtahi, and CIO Herman Allison, continues to identify opportunities where smart military technology can greatly improve the safety of military personnel. This technology substantially reduces the need to remove in-situ material and import specialized aggregates. Instead, in-situ material is stabilized and/or sealed using GRT’s advanced specially formulated polymers.
This
has been
demonstrated
through
preliminary
results from
projects such
as the GRT
counter-terrorism
surface
safeguard,
currently under
development and
implementation.
Every day
military
personnel sweep
areas of road
where landmines
and other
explosive
devices are
found to be
buried,
Dr
Abtahi said.
With our
world-first
technology, we
aim to create a
system with the
ability to
safeguard
against such
threats, by
devising a
system capable
of warning
defense forces
when roads and
tracks have
been disturbed
by subterranean
explosive
devices. GRT
provides a
means to
remotely
identify road
surface
disturbances
via satellite
or drones,
greatly
reducing the
need for
on-foot
clearance
Smart
sensor fusion
military
technology,
state of the
art deep
learning IT
systems and
advanced
polymer
technologies
have been
combined to
provide highly
accurate road
disturbance
detectors
capable of
operating at
normal driving
speed by
providing
timeous
advanced
warning of
possible
threats. This
ensures the
safety of
military
personnel
without
affecting their
mobility. GRT
had the ability
to patent this
technology, as
it is nearly
impossible to
circumvent even
with detailed
knowledge of
its
working.We
are passionate
about the
opportunity to
deliver
advanced
solutions to
defense forces,
and continue to
invest in the
development of
products and
systems to
provide better
working
conditions and
save lives.
GRT is
currently
working with
various
military
organization
around the
world.
Image:
Global Road
Technology
Research &
Development
Team Dr Babak
Abtahi, CIO
Herman Alison
and (GRT)
Managing
Director Troy
Adams at the
Pentagon,
headquarters of
the U.S.
Department of
Defense.
