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iRobot wins $96M in Navy EOD contracts

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Two Man Transportable Robotics System MK2 Talons sit after Marines with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineering Support Battalion, disassembled and reassembled them during a training class aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2015. Marines with 2nd EOD learned how to disassemble and reassemble the MK2 robot and also how to replace component parts. This training is important, so that if something breaks on the robot in the field or in combat conditions, they have the skills to complete an on-site repair. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/Released)

iRobot has been awarded two Navy explosive ordnance disposal contracts, worth $96 million, from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division.

The first indefinite delivery, indefninite quantity contract, worth $46.7 million, is for support services, upgrades and spares for Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) MK1 robots, according to an iRobot news release. The second, for $49.1 million, is for the production of new MTRS MK1 robots, depot level repair parts, spares, consumables, and accessories configuration management and engineering enhancements.

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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.