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QinetiQ wins TALON upgrade contracts

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Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra /U.S. Marine Corps Members of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-AfricaÕs Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, snatch a purse from a surprised tourist with help from their Mark IV Talon Robot, June 15th, 2014 at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy. For the tour, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF)-Africa and SPMAGTF -Crisis Response showcased their 7-ton trucks, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) bomb suits, EOD robots, MV-22 Ospreys and KC-130s.

QinetiQ North America has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Army’s TALON IV robots.

QinetiQ said the contract, valued at more than $17.5 million, will cover upgrades and spare parts. The nature of the upgrades was not specified.

QinetiQ has also won a Navy contract for TALON MTRS Mark 2 robots. The three-year indefinite duration, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is valued at up to $30 million, according to a company announcement. The contract, through the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) program, will cover new robot, upgrades and spare parts for Navy explosive ordnance disposal.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.