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USAF Fielding New T7 Robots from L3Harris for EOD

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022

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USAF Fielding New T7 Robots from L3Harris for EOD

Pictured at Eglin AFB, Fla. on Aug. 25 are the T7, the Air Force's newest explosive ordnance disposal robot (left) and the F6A (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force's 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., has received the first of 170 L3Harris [LHX] T7 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots to be fielded at Air Force bases globally. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) said that the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., has also received the T7 and, like the 96th Test Wing, has begun training with it. Last September, the Air Force awarded L3Harris a 10-year contract worth up to $85 million…

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