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Army

U.K. MoD Grand Challenge Teams Head Toward Finish

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Monday, August 18th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt The three day final competition began Saturday on Salisbury Plain for the teams of highly autonomous vehicles competing in the Ministry of Defence's Grand Challenge, a way to find new defense suppliers and investors. The Grand Challenge, launched in 2006, called for teams from across the United Kingdom to come up with the small highly autonomous vehicles that could provide the winning edge on the battlefield, able to identify threats encountered by U.K. troops on overseas operations,…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

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