# Breaking Defense: JVIS launches defense business with $13.2 million Army power contract

Breaking Defense reports the Michigan automotive supplier's new company received its first contract for the Silent Watch auxiliary power unit.

Published 2026-10-28 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/28/breaking-defense-jvis-launches-defense-business-with-13-2/

Michigan automotive component supplier JVIS announced the opening of JVIS Defense and Aerospace on Oct. 27, Breaking Defense reported.[1] The new company will operate as a standalone business separate from the original JVIS, the outlet reported, citing the company's release.[1]

## Why it matters

A company spokesperson told Breaking Defense that JVIS Defense and Aerospace had received its first contract, worth $13.2 million, with the Army's Ground Vehicle Systems Center.[1] The contract covers the Silent Watch auxiliary power unit.[1]

## Sources

1. Breaking Defense: Another Michigan auto firm enters defense industry as state tries to revive 'Arsenal of Democracy' <https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/another-michigan-auto-firm-enters-defense-industry-as-state-tries-to-revive-arsenal-of-democracy/>