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QinetiQ North America (QNA) recently said under a $7.8 million order its TALON® military robots will provide explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) mission support to Pakistan’s military forces.
The order was facilitated by the U.S. Navy and follows previous orders from Pakistan for EOD robots.
Thousands of TALON robots are in service in dozens of countries.
“TALON robots are world class lifesavers that keep personnel, assets and civilians out of harm’s way,” said Andy Rogers, executive vice president and general ganager of QNA’s technology solutions business. “TALON helps warfighters identify unseen threats to improve mission security and increase safety.”
The average U.S. military TALON robot in Iraq and Afghanistan is blown up 13 times and completes thousands of missions in its lifetime, saving warfighter and civilian lives, the company said in a statement.