Teledyne FLiR delivers 1,000th anti-IED robot to US Army
Teledyne FLIR has delivered the 1,000th robot to the US Army under the Man Transportable Robot System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) contract.
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed a delay to the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) calling the setback a key risk to project affordability and delivery.
The MoD’s Defence Equipment Plan 2018, released on 5 November, highlights the WCSP’s 13-month delay as the major threat to the Army Command Equipment plan coming within budget.
The programme is now behind schedule a month longer than the 12 months predicted in the MoD’s Major Projects Portfolio data FY2016/17.
Despite all 11 demonstration vehicles having been delivered to the MoD, problems in the demonstration phase have caused these setbacks, with the
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Teledyne FLIR has delivered the 1,000th robot to the US Army under the Man Transportable Robot System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) contract.
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