# Army Prototypes Edge Sustainment

The U.S. Army awarded Redhorse a contract to develop and demonstrate an edge-based predictive sustainment prototype that turns tactical vehicle data into maintenance and readiness information, including in disconnected or bandwidth-constrained environments. Redhorse will lead integration, while Tsecond supplies ruggedized edge-computing technology. The contract value, schedule, and solicitation number were not disclosed.

- The prototype targets operational maintenance and logistics decisions where reliable connectivity is limited, making edge-computing and vehicle-data integration capabilities central to delivery.
- Redhorse and Tsecond’s roles indicate an opportunity for firms with ruggedized computing, tactical data integration, and sustainment expertise to assess relevant teaming capabilities.
- Contractors can use Army follow-on activity and prototype results, as they emerge, to assess potential scaling opportunities; no award amount or timeline is available for planning.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 07, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)

### Vendors
- Redhorse (awardee and integration lead)
- Tsecond (ruggedized edge-computing technology supplier)

### Key Quotes
> This prototype is about shortening the distance between an emerging vehicle condition and the maintenance or logistics decision that preserves combat power.
> — Vincent Bridgeman, Senior Vice President of National Security at Redhorse

### Sources
- [Redhorse to Build Edge Sustainment Prototype for Army](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/redhorse-army-predictive-sustainment-real-time-data-prototype) - ExecutiveBiz