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Boeing, iRobot Deliver First SUGVs To Air Force

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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

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Boeing [BA] and partner iRobot Corp. [IRBT] recently said they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. This is the first task order of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract that runs through September 2012. "We are pleased to work with iRobot to enable Air Force EOD technicians to perform reconnaissance while reducing their exposure to unexploded ordnance," said Mike Huddleston, Robotics…

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