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Homeland Security

Northrop Grumman in Partnership with Israeli Firm on Mini-Robots

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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

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Northrop Grumman's [NOC] subsidiary Remotec has signed an agreement with Israel's ODF Optronics LTD, to be the exclusive worldwide manufacturer of ODF's EyeDrive mini-robot in the U.S. and Canada. "EyeDrive is an innovative system with great synergy to our Andros product line, providing unique capabilities to our first responder and military customers," says Mike Knopp, president of Remotec. "It is lightweight and durable enough to be thrown through windows, over fences or into other hard-to- reach locations." The five-pound mini-robot…

Army

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Army

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Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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