L3Harris Robots to Help Protect US Air Force Bases Around the World
September 14 2021 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Marks company’s first Air Force robotics contract
- Positions company as premier supplier of large explosive
ordnance disposal robots
- First delivery scheduled in 2022
The U.S. Air Force has chosen L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX)
robots to help protect its bases around the world.
The Air Force awarded L3Harris a 10-year, $85-million, IDIQ
contract to produce up to 170 T7™ robots to replace its existing
20-year-old Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) system, which
mitigates explosive threats at bases. The contract includes robots,
robotics support, maintenance and training, with initial deliveries
scheduled in 2022.
“The T7 is setting the new standard for large EOD robots and has
received outstanding technical and usability ratings from the Air
Force,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems,
L3Harris. “This award highlights our ongoing technology investment
and positions L3Harris as the premier supplier of large EOD
robots.”
The contract follows L3Harris’ successful delivery of Project
STARTER to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), which replaced the
MOD’s aging fleet of EOD robots with 122 T7 robots.
The L3Harris family of robots, including the T7 and its equally
capable medium-sized counterpart, the T4™, will be demonstrated at
the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference
in London Sept. 14-17 and the Association of the US Army (AUSA)
conference in Washington, DC in October.
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense
technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet
customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced
defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space
and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual
revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100
countries. L3Harris.com.
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