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Army

ARL Extends Mico-Robotics Contract With BAE Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

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BAE Systems this week said it has been awarded a $43 million cooperative agreement extension to lead the Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance for an additional five years. "The technologies being developed under MAST will support products that extend soldiers’ capabilities while keeping them out of harm’s way," said Bill Devine, MAST’s strategic development manager for BAE. "We are proud to continue our successful collaboration with the ARL on the next phase…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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