NAVSEA cancels EOD robotic systems solicitation
The US Navy Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has cancelled solicitations for the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic Systems (AEODRS) Increments 2 and 3.
The circumstances surrounding the cancellation, first outlined in 2009, remain unclear.
The programme aimed to develop a new family of interoperable EOD robotics systems across three levels of operations based on a government-owned common architecture.
The Increment 2 variant was a medium-sized robotic system transportable by an EOD responsive vehicle and capable of being carried by two people for the purpose of in-depth reconnaissance and wide-range item prosecution missions.
The EOD system was tabled
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