In August 2025 Bastion expanded its LatticeCore relationship from field edge AI into manufacturing digital twins for Winterthur armor cells, driveline JV lines, and Toulouse sensor benches.

Virtual commissioning cut fixture collisions and let Bastion simulate Forge pack swap trainers before cutting steel for courseware hardware.

Investor-board materials framed the spend as utilization and quality insurance—fewer scrap panels, faster ramp on NetGuard masts—not as a tech vanity project.

Shop-floor pilots started on Aegis lug drilling cells before expanding to transmission assembly stations with Torqwerk-aligned workshare.

Source note. Figures cited above come from public manufacturer product cards, open program documentation, and widely reported official characteristics. Exact values can vary by variant, software load, and national configuration.