Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] said its international business in remote control vehicles for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) continues to grow with sales of its Revolution vehicles in Asia and the Asia Pacific region.

Northrop Grumman designs, engineers and manufactures a range of remote control EOD vehicles through its subsidiary, Remotec, and has provided Revolution vehicles to armies throughout the region including in Singapore, Nepal and New Zealand and in one of the largest orders received to date, a fleet of 43 Revolution vehicles to the Indian Ministry of Defense, the company said Feb. 19.

The company’s Andros mid-sized remote control vehicle has been selected as the vehicle of choice for ensuring security at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has been provided to Korea and Taiwan.

“These recent international successes are the result of practical experience gained over three decades and demonstrates that Northrop Grumman vehicles are the equipment of choice in the international EOD market,” Wendy McGowan, U.K. managing director for Northrop Grumman Remotec, said.

The Revolution vehicles are part of a range of bomb disposal robots manufactured by the company and sold throughout the world. The Revolution vehicle has a 360 degree continuous turret, extended manipulator arm reach of 3.5m and a lift capacity of up to 150kg. It can be used for EOD, surveillance and border control applications.

Northrop Grumman’s Remotec business is based in Coventry, U.K., and Clinton, Tenn., and develops and manufactures hazardous-duty robotic systems for police, military and industrial applications worldwide.