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FLIR Receives Orders from US Military Worth More than $70M for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Public policy, Government, Defense, Other Defense, Hardware, Contracts, Technology, Homeland security, Other Technology, Explosives, Ammunition, Explosive weapons, Bombs, Bomb disposal, Explosive ordnance disposal, Robot, Improvised explosive device, XC2, Unexploded ordnance

The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps placed orders for nearly 600 FLIR Centaur\xc2\xae robots, including additional spares, antennas, and payload mounting kits.

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  • The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps placed orders for nearly 600 FLIR Centaur\xc2\xae robots, including additional spares, antennas, and payload mounting kits.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210510005082/en/\nThe FLIR Centaur\xc2\xae is a medium-sized ground robot that provides a standoff capability to detect, confirm, identify, and dispose of hazards.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)\nExplosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams use the FLIR Centaur unmanned ground system to assist in disarming landmines, unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive devices, and similar dangerous tasks.
  • Since then, other U.S. military branches have opted to deploy Centaur to their EOD units as a new or replacement ground robot system.

Former Commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Joins ThayerMahan as Special Advisor for UXO and MEC

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Cluster munition, Bombs, Environmental impact of war, Unexploded ordnance, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, MEC, Military, Operation Kiribati Assist

GROTON, Conn., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank Morneau, former Commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has joined ThayerMahan, Inc. as Special Advisor for unexploded ordnance(UXO) and munitions and explosives of concern (MEC).

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  • GROTON, Conn., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank Morneau, former Commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has joined ThayerMahan, Inc. as Special Advisor for unexploded ordnance(UXO) and munitions and explosives of concern (MEC).
  • Frank is a leading authority on the management of UXO and MEC and will serve as a senior advisor to ThayerMahan's Seabed Systems Group.
  • Frank brings a unique blend of EOD, UXO, MEC, and diving expertise [to our] current and future seabed projects.
  • Over Frank's 34-year career in the U.S. Navy, Frank commanded at the unit, group, task force, and Flag
    Officer levels.

Global Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Market Trends, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity Report 2020-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Other Defense, Defense, Ammunition, Weapons, Bombs, Explosives, Improvised explosive device, Exelis Inc.

The "Global Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Market by End-user Type, Deployment Type, Capability Type, and Region - Trends, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Market by End-user Type, Deployment Type, Capability Type, and Region - Trends, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global C-IED market is likely to reach a value of US$ 1,406.7 million in 2025, experiencing a healthy CAGR of 1.7% during 2020-2025.
  • This is where counter-IEDs or C-IEDs come into play and are becoming an increasingly crucial aspect of warfare and military operations.
  • In the past decade, L3 acquired Micreo Limited and ITT Exelis to augment its position in the market.

FLIR Secures $32M in Full-Rate Production Orders for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles from US Armed Services

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Monday, November 16, 2020
Hardware, Defense, Technology, Other Defense, Contracts, Explosives, Ammunition, Bombs, Explosive weapons, FLIR Systems, CBRN defense, Explosive ordnance disposal, Bomb disposal, Unmanned ground vehicle, Forward-looking infrared, Unexploded ordnance, Improvised explosive device

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that the United States (U.S.) Army, Air Force, and Navy have collectively ordered more than 250 additional FLIR Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), worth $32 million combined.

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  • FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that the United States (U.S.) Army, Air Force, and Navy have collectively ordered more than 250 additional FLIR Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), worth $32 million combined.
  • Operators can quickly attach different sensors and payloads to the robot to address other missions, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Over the last 12 months, FLIR has announced multiple orders totaling roughly $97 million for more than 750 Centaur unmanned ground systems from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams across all services will use the FLIR Centaur to assist in disarming improvised explosive devices, unexploded ordnance, and similar hazardous tasks.

Hunting Releases ControlFire Recon Cartridge

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Engineering, Technology, Oil, Gas, Manufacturing, Energy, Hardware, Explosives, Bombs, Detonator, Recon, Cartridge

Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today introduced its new ControlFire Recon cartridge for use in Huntings plug-and-play perforating systems.

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  • Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today introduced its new ControlFire Recon cartridge for use in Huntings plug-and-play perforating systems.
  • This inherently safe select-fire initiation device features the latest ControlFire Recon switch pre-assembled to Huntings patent-pending modular detonator.
  • With ControlFire Recon technology, the user can interrogate the downhole tool string, including detonator resistance the first switch on the market to do so.
  • Compliant with API RP 67 Group 2 initiator requirements, the Recon cartridge is immune to radio frequency, electrostatic discharge and stray voltages up to 500 volts.

Cold War Patriots Salutes 20th Anniversary of EEOICPA Program Benefitting Nuclear Weapons & Uranium Workers

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Physical sciences, Nuclear technology, Bombs, Nuclear weapon, Uranium, Chemistry, Nuclear labor issues

The DOE hosted meetings with workers, their family members, or their survivors around the country about the ultra-hazardous conditions in the nuclear weapons complex.

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  • The DOE hosted meetings with workers, their family members, or their survivors around the country about the ultra-hazardous conditions in the nuclear weapons complex.
  • The program compensates nuclear weapons and uranium workers who become ill due to their work in the nuclear weapons complex up to $400,000 in monetary compensation, plus free health benefits including in-home care.
  • Cold War Patriots (CWP) is a division of Professional Case Management (PCM), which provides specialized in-home healthcare services to nuclear weapons and uranium workers.
  • CWP helps nuclear weapons and uranium workers get the recognition, compensation and care they have earned.

ThayerMahan Teams Up with USA Environmental to Remove Unexploded Ordnance

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Explosive weapons, Cluster bombs, Firearms, Bombs, Environmental impact of war, Unexploded ordnance, Explosives, Ammunition

Partnering with USA Environmental represents an important addition to ThayerMahan's expanding ability to search, detect, remove and dispose of these hazardous explosive items from the seabed.

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  • Partnering with USA Environmental represents an important addition to ThayerMahan's expanding ability to search, detect, remove and dispose of these hazardous explosive items from the seabed.
  • ThayerMahan President and CEO, Mike Connor, stated, "Unexploded ordnance and discarded munitions form a critical barrier to expanding seabed infrastructure.
  • Our partnership with USA Environmental creates the capability to rapidly identify and safely remove explosive risks.
  • USA Environmental is a small business leader in locating, assessing, characterizing, and removing UXO and military munitions from underwater environments.

Hunting Releases ControlFire EFI Cartridge

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Thursday, September 3, 2020
Oil, Gas, Energy, Explosives, Detonators, Bombs, Slapper detonator, EFI, Hunting plc, Cartridge, Explosive, Electrostatics, Energetic materials, Articles, Science and technology

Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today announced the addition of the Exploding Foil Initiator (EFI) to their ControlFire cartridge product line.

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  • Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today announced the addition of the Exploding Foil Initiator (EFI) to their ControlFire cartridge product line.
  • Huntings ControlFire EFI cartridge is an inherently safe, addressable, plug-and-play detonator.
  • The EFI, a Group 3 detonator as defined by API RP 67, has the highest possible safety designation in the industry.
  • The EFI cartridge is the safest detonator ever introduced into the oilfield industry: no primary explosive is used, intrinsically radio frequency safe, electrostatic safe and protected by ControlFire technology from stray voltage.

Ballistic Protection Market Worth $17.2 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Bombs, Explosives, Improvised explosive device, Energetic materials, Light

The ballistic protection industry in Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The ballistic protection industry in Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025.
  • The increase in the number of insurgent groups entering territories and using deadly explosives such as IEDs and bombs has further raised the need for ballistic protection systems.
  • Japanis the major contributor to the growth of the Asia Pacific ballistic protection market.
  • Our 850 fulltime analyst and SMEs at MarketsandMarkets are tracking global high growth markets following the "Growth Engagement Model GEM".

Ballistic Protection Market Worth $17.2 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Bombs, Explosives, Improvised explosive device, Energetic materials, Light

The ballistic protection industry in Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The ballistic protection industry in Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025.
  • The increase in the number of insurgent groups entering territories and using deadly explosives such as IEDs and bombs has further raised the need for ballistic protection systems.
  • Japanis the major contributor to the growth of the Asia Pacific ballistic protection market.
  • Our 850 fulltime analyst and SMEs at MarketsandMarkets are tracking global high growth markets following the "Growth Engagement Model GEM".