Protected: Teledyne FLIR Books $62M U.S. Army Contract for Robotic System Procurement
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Tag: Force Protection
Thailand: Local EOD robots ready for action
The Defence Science and Technology Department (DSTD) have certified two locally made Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robots to be used for commercial purposes and in Thailand’s deep south. The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) announced on Wednesday the DSTD certified its Read More …
Ukraine’s Bomb Squads Have a New Top Dog
The U.S. Army has agreed to provide one of its two robotic dogs to help an American nonprofit clean up mines and other ordnance in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the decision, as the war-torn nation faces a Read More …
South Africa hosts the United Nations 6th International Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping Symposium
The United Nations’ 6th Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping International Symposium is scheduled to take place at the CSIR in Pretoria from 21 to 24 June and will cover a range of topics relevant to peacekeepers, from protection and training Read More …
Protected: Teledyne FLIR Defense Delivering 127 Unmanned Ground Vehicles to German Army
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Protected: Introducing the Avenger 2.0 – A mid-sized robot with the capabilities of a larger Unmanned Ground Vehicle
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Protected: Teledyne FLIR to provide technical support for unmanned explosives-detection modular sensor payloads
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Delaware: One In Custody At Newark Reserve Center, Bomb Squad On Scene
Officials are investigating a suspicious person at a building at the Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center on Ogletown Road in Newark. Sources tell FSU that police responded to the scene for reports of a man holding a rifle in the Read More …
Special operators need counter-drone, counter-IED tech in a smaller package
U.S. special operations forces need a tool that can both jam radio frequencies to stop roadside bombs from exploding as well as neutralize drone threats by land, air and sea — and it has to be small. That’s what Special Read More …
DASA UK: Countering IEDs with novel electronic technologies
DASA is searching for Counter-IED technologies that use novel Radio Frequency (RF) techniques DASA has launched a new Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Countering IEDs by Novel Technology and Techniques. Seeking novel electronic technologies that can counter Improvised Explosive Devices Read More …
Northern Ireland: Bomb disposal robot on the scene of a security alert following an event with the Irish foreign minister
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney was taken off stage by officials during a speech in Belfast. A security alert was called after a suspect device was found in the car park. A bomb disposal robot later arrived on the scene. Read More …
Mexico sends anti-mine squads to cartel turf
Special squads of Mexican army troops equipped with metal detectors and bomb suits have deployed to the western state of Michoacan, where warring drug cartels have planted land mines or improvised explosive devices. The squads apparently have found dozens of Read More …
US Air Force to Field MRAPs Fitted With Laser, Robotic Arm to Blow Up Unexploded Bombs
The Air Force will begin fielding reconditioned armored vehicles this fall that are equipped with lasers to detonate unexploded ordnance on airfields following a $40 million development program. If the 13 planned bomb disposal vehicles are a success, the Air Read More …
China donates military, construction equipment to Philippine Department of Defense
China has agreed to donate millions of dollars in military and construction equipment to the Philippine government despite a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, officials said Wednesday. Much of the donation worth around 1 billion Philippine pesos will Read More …
A shadowy drone force keeps attacking US troops
American troops in Iraq have already come under attack by drones three times so far this year. While all of these attacks have failed, these incidents show that drones pose an increasing threat to American service members and the danger Read More …
NATO trials Dstl standard for counter-drone systems
Originally developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Innovate UK, SAPIENT is an open software architecture that helps different sensors, interfaces and decision-making modules work together with little or no software engineering, and can improve efficiency through Read More …
From Qatar to the streets of Dublin: Irish bomb disposal teams develop terror attack response
Irish bomb disposal technicians are at the forefront of developing the response to potential large-scale terror attacks on Irish soil. A team in the Curragh, along with other elements of the Irish Defence Forces, have developed a Defence Forces-wide response Read More …
Azerbaijan to buy new mine detection robots – minister
Azerbaijan will purchase new mine detection robots to use them in the lands liberated from the Armenian occupation, Azerbaijani Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov told reporters, Trend reports. Heydarov added that the number of mine detector specialists is being Read More …
MCSC Begins Fielding Amphibious Robot System For Littoral Missions
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -= In September, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding an amphibious, unmanned robot system to support littoral operations globally. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remotely Operated Vehicle is a next-generation, box-shaped robot that enables Marines to Read More …
AFICC acquisitions bolster EOD readiness for FY21, beyond
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is acquiring new base support robots for Explosive Ordnance Disposal flights Department of the Air Force-wide. The new replaces the 20-year-old Andros F6A. The success Read More …