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Navy/USMC

VideoRay Nabs $93 Million Contract For MK20 Defender ROV Work

Monday, May 13th, 2024

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VideoRay Nabs $93 Million Contract For MK20 Defender ROV Work

VideoRay Mission Specialist Defender Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV). (Photo: VideoRay)

The Navy awarded VideoRay LLC a $93 million contract for Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) Production, particularly to continue work developing the MK20 Defender Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) platform. The MESR program seeks to improve capabilities of expeditionary ROVs to enable them to perform more complex tasks., which include upgrading the baseline vehicle with sensor, autonomy and manipulator updates to improve the capabilities for explosive ordnance disposal operators. This contract specifically provides for hardware, software, repairs, training, technical assist visits,…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]