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Two Companies Share $400 Million Army Robot Development Contract

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

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Two Companies Share $400 Million Army Robot Development Contract

Two companies will share in a nearly half-billion-dollar contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of one the Army’s three future ground robot programs of record.QinetiQ North America and Endeavor Robotics were selected as suppliers for the EMD phase of the Common Robotic System (Individual) (CRS-I) program under a $429 million hybrid contract for two indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts lasting 10 months.For CRS(I) Increment 1, the Army wants a man-portable ground robot that weighs less than 25 pounds…

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]