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LONDON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company's production facility for unmanned ground systems in Coventry, U.K. The visit marks the in-service date with the British Army of CUTLASS, the next generation of remotely controlled vehicle for hazardous duty operations developed for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photos accompanying this release are...
Mobile mechanism from Homeland Security dismantles a pipe bomb while preserving the evidence The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) new low-cost device for dismantling dangerous pipe bombs may look like a tinkerer's project, but that's no accident. The Semi Autonomous Pipe Bomb End-cap Remover (SAPBER) is unassuming in appearance, but sophisticated enough to preserve the forensic evidence needed to track down the perpetrator. "From ten...
LONDON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 6th annual Counter-IED event returns to London to unite senior military personnel from the international C-IED community. This year there will be representation from countries including US, UK, Germany, Poland, and New Zealand who will be gathering to discuss the key C- IED issues. This year's event will explore the themes around Attack the Network, Train the Troops and Defeat the Device. Brigadier General Mark Wise, from the US Marine...
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to provide technology and systems engineering services to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Counter IED Operations/Intelligence Integration Center (COIC). The multiple-award,...
Designed to cut the 50 pounds of battery devices hauled by the Navy's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams, the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) TechSolutions Program has developed a lightweight power system, which was delivered July 22.Responding to a request from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2 to create a lightweight power device to charge their specialized equipment, TechSolutions partnered with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, Ind., and...
LONDON, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the annual Counter IED conference in London this June, the ISAF Counter-IED (improvised explosive device) Chief of Staff has stated that he is confident that Afghan forces will be both trained and equipped to a sufficient standard to take on the role of defeating the insurgent devices when coalition forces are eventually withdrawn from Afghanistan. In a recent Defence IQ podcast interview, Lt. Col. Martin Gliniecki of the British Armed...
WINDBER, Pa., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- API Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: ATNY) ("API"), a provider of secure communications, electronic components and subsystems, and contract manufacturing services to the global defense and aerospace industries, was named recipient of a 2011 Edison Award. Presented by the Discovery Channel, the Edison Awards is a yearly competition, which honors innovation and excellence in the development, marketing and launch of new products and services. API received...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Contineo Robotics announced today a collaboration with global security firm Northrop Grumman Corporation subsidiary Remotec Inc. The new collaboration will bring economic growth to Oklahoma City and improve the technological tactics used by first responders and armed forces to counter explosive devices in American cities and on the battlefield with "sci-fi" technologies in development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100524/DA09662LOGO)...
MARYVILLE, Tenn., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- RELYANT, LLC, a Maryville-based company providing worldwide strategic support services, has received notification of award for a $49 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineering South District. RELYANT will provide unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal and mine clearance in southern and western Afghanistan. The company anticipates adding up to 200 new employees at its facilities in Afghanistan and Maryville. The...
LENOIR CITY, Tenn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT) will support the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan by providing mine and battle area clearance services by mobile teams under a contract with an estimated ceiling value of $60 million awarded by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH). Under this contract, EODT will provide clearance of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) including landmines, and munitions material potentially presenting an...
