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Army

FCS Program Accelerates iRobot, Honeywell, Robotic Prototypes

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Friday, January 18th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and SAIC [SAI], the Lead Systems Integrator for the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, announced the service has accelerated test schedules for robotic prototypes developed by iRobot [IRBT] and Honeywell [HON]. The Army took action based on current technology readiness levels and positive feedback from soldiers who are using early versions of the systems in Iraq and Afghanistan. The original schedules called for formal system testing to begin in 2011. "The acceleration of the…

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