Cobham announced recently that is has been awarded a contract by the Spanish armed forces to provide three more units of the telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot tEODor, finalizing a ten year purchasing program of advanced bomb disposal technology within the Spanish military. The Spanish Army now operates the world’s fourth largest fleet of tEODor type robots, featuring 27 systems in total, the company added.
Britain’s Cobham acquired Germany’s Telerob, a privately-owned manufacturer of bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles, earlier this year for $105 million cash.
Almost ten years ago, the tEODor (telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Observation robot) was selected to replace the entire fleet of older generation equipment designed to remotely render unexploded ordnance safe. Due to superior capabilities and reliability, the system was selected over other available systems including those provided by in-county manufacturers, according to a company press release.
“We’re pleased to continue support of the Spanish EOD/IEDD team as a critical suppler of the main EOD robot that will provide support to the Spanish Armed Forces as well as Allied Nation Coalition Force bomb disposal capability,” said Iain Gibson, senior vice president of Cobham Mission Equipment.