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Army

Army Conducting Market Survey On Engineering Squad Robot Program

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

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By Feb. 13, the Army wants feedback from industry and potential bidders regarding the Engineering Squad Robot (ESR) program that would provide dismounted stand off capability for explosive ordnance, reconnaissance and other engineering tasks as well as supporting major combat operations and force protection tasks. The government is working out cost, schedule and performance requirements for a future formal Request for Proposals (RFP), and the survey is part of the requirements development and program planning effort. The tentative draft schedule…

Congress

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Congress

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