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Archives by date > 2013 > April > 18th

Leopards & Guns: Qatar Buys Heavy Armor from Germany

Apr 18, 2013 19:12 UTC

Leo 2A7

Leopard 2A7+

In July 2012, Qatar’s government announced their interest in purchasing up to 200 Leopard 2A7 heavy tanks from Germany. The tanks would more than replace Qatar’s existing set of 30-40 French AMX-30 medium tanks, which are a 1970s era design. The deal was completed in 2013, and it turned out to be smaller but broader.

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RadioShack Replaced: America’s Full-Size Robots to Travel With Troops

Apr 18, 2013 15:14 UTC DII

Latest updates[?]: iRobot tie-up with Texas Instruments; 2012 orders for QinetiQ & iRobot
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Robot MTRS TALON

MTRS: TALON IV

In 2005 children’s toys were being used by American soldiers on the front lines, to help them look for roadside bombs. It would appear that someone took notice, because there has since been a flurry of activity on the robotic explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) front. The Man Transportable Robotic System program took off, and its military ground robots began making a difference long before protected MRAP vehicles began to arrive in numbers.

The Academy-award winning movie “The Hurt Locker” made bomb disposal famous, but the reality of it involves far more robots, and far fewer wearable bomb suits. MTRS robots are the larger, heavy duty options for Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians, though smaller options are also in service. So, what exactly is the MTRS program?

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Rapid Fire April 18, 2013: Pentagon DPAP Looking for Help | Operation Serval Fuel Use

Apr 18, 2013 10:15 UTC

  • The Pentagon’s Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) has opened applications to its Acquisition Exchange Program (AEP) which opens up 3-12 months assignments at the GS-11+ level that span a number of DoD-wide acquisition policy issues such as international contracting or strategic sourcing.

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