Navy asks QinetiQ to build unmanned ground vehicles as bomb-disposal robots to detect and neutralize IEDs

Published on March 21, 2024

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U.S. Navy bomb-disposal experts are ordering additional unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) robots that are designed to detect, pinpoint, and neutralize improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other roadside bomb threats.

Officials of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division in Indian Head, Md., announced an $11 million order to QinetiQ North America in Waltham, Mass., last week for option year three of production, engineering support, and post-production support of the MK 2 Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) and Talon systems.

 

 

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