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Army Selects QinetiQ For Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light, Textron For RCV-Medium Prototypes

Army Selects QinetiQ For Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light, Textron For RCV-Medium Prototypes
Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, and FLIR's Ripsaw M5. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army has selected vendors to deliver the first Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes, going with QinetiQ North America for the light variant and a Textron [TXT] team for the medium variant.  Each company is tasked with delivering four test vehicles for their specific variant, with formal prototype agreements expected to be awarded by mid-February pending final negotiations, according to a Thursday Army statement.  "The progress that our engineers, scientists, project managers and leaders around Team Warren and the Army…

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