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Foster-Miller tapped for MK2 IED-detecting land drones
by Stephen Carlson
Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018

Foster-Miller has received a $10.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for support of the Man Transportable Robotic System MK2 robotic systems program.

Support services covered by the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, include depot level repair, quality control, metrics, Catalog Ordering Logistics Tracking System data and other support for the MTRS MK 2 series.

Work will be performed in Waltham, Mass., and is expected to be finished by August 2019. No funding has been obligated at time of award.

The MTRS provides a stand-off capability to locate, identify and clear landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. It can also be equipped with chemical or biological weapons sensors as a scanning device.

It is controlled by a remote handheld device and can be integrated with several platforms, allowing commanders to coordinate a larger search for threats.


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Lockheed awarded $356.3M for combat vehicle simulators
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018
Lockheed Martin has received a $356.3 million contract for modernization of the Close Combat Tactical Trainer Manned Module system for the U.S. Army. The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a hybrid contract that is expected to run through August 2028. The location of work and funding will be determined with each order under the contract, the Pentagon said. The Close Combat Tactical Trainer is designed to provide simulated combat vehicle operation ... read more

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