United States Navy at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana to produce two Dragon Runner robots for delivery to the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RS/JPO) in Huntsville,
Alabama.
"The Dragon Runner was designed to meet the Marines' need for a man-portable, rapidly deployable robot that can operate in rugged environments and a variety of uncertain settings. "By acting as their eyes and ears in blind situations such as around corners and inside buildings, the Dragon Runner enables U.S. soldiers to immediately assess the level of danger and make better decisions," commented Colonel Terry Griffin, project manager of the RS/JPO."
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Why don't they use the SUGV's from the FCS Program. We are supposed to be thinking "joint", and as a result making it easier to tie into the network, not to mention cost effective.
