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Vehicle RPG Nets Saving Lives, Weight, and Dollars, QinetiQ Says

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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

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By B.C. Kessner QinetiQ North America has not been able to talk openly about the capabilities of its net-based tactical vehicle system for defeating rocket propelled grenades (RPG), but word has been getting out that the simple, inexpensive solution is saving soldiers' lives, a company executive said last week. "There is a bit of a giggle factor at first, and we say, 'Really? Go shoot it,'" Bob Barrett, director, strategy and business development, QinetiQ Technology Solutions Group, told Defense Daily…

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