Xybernaut Corp., a provider of wearable computing and communications solutions, has completed an initial shipment of wearable computers to the US Navy and National Guard. The wearable computers will be tested to support feasibility studies targeted at reducing repair time for selected aircraft and weapons systems by providing hands-free reference material and the ability to teleconference with remote experts.

The shipment is made under a line item in the Fiscal Year 2001 Defense Appropriations Bill, under which Xybernauts services and Xybernaut MA wearable computers are available to the US Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and National Guard.

"In todays environment, its important that we look for creative ways to provide the best support to our fleet sailors operating vital defense/weapons systems," Phil Mhoon, customer advocate for Naval Air (NAVAIR) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, Wash., said. "Our Remote Tactical Assistance System (RTAS) operating in support of current weapon systems and in conjunction with the Navys Distance Support Initiative, will allow our sailors to receive expert technical assistance from remote sites."

"Wearable technology, in conjunction with RTAS, could play a great role in improving proficiency of our warfighters, with the ultimate goal of decreasing down time of weapons systems and improving combat readiness. We look forward to working with the Xybernaut team throughout the course of the study," Mhoon added.

Xybernaut chairman Edward G. Newman noted the Fairfax, Va. company has been working on wearable computing solutions for the Department of Defense for many years."

"This initial shipment is valued at approximately $0.5 million," he said, "and we believe that it marks the start of a broader implementation of our wearable computers in the U.S. military."

Xybernaut, based in Fairfax, Va., is a provider of wearable computing hardware, software and services. The Mobile Assistant IV (MA IV), Xybernaut's patented wearable PC, runs all major PC operating systems, including Windows 98/2000/NT, Linux and SCO Unix. Xybernaut also provides hyper linking, multimedia authoring tools, project management, asset management and speech software toolkits.

The company also has offices and subsidiaries in Germany an dJapan, and a Web site at http://www.xybernaut.com.

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