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QinetiQ North America Unveils Kit To Remotely Operate Bobcat Loaders

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Friday, August 14th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt QinetiQ North America this week announced a new large-scale robotic capability it has developed jointly with Bobcat Company, manufacturer of Bobcatr compact loaders, to counter the increasing size and lethality of roadside bombs and IEDs. QinetiQ North America makes the TALONr robots used extensively to defuse roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan that keep warfighters at a safe distance. The Technology Solutions Group at QinetiQ North America has developed a kit that can be installed in about…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

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Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]