Duke Pro In The News

Some things last forever...

National Defense Magazine wrote an article titled "Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots Outfitted With Weapons" in August of 2003. It describes how the Duke fire control system was used in arming EOD robots.

"The Voice" published a summary of a demonstration conducted at Avon Park Bombing Range, Fla. in mid-July, 2003. "Armed Robots Provide Glimpse of Future Warfare".

A similar article was also published in RDECOM Magazine.

Defense World also published an article about a live fire test by the U.S. Army's ARDEC. "Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots Outfitted With Weapons

Some photos from the field...

An ESI/RM2 is shown here mounted on a Remotec Andros robot after being unloaded from a Hum-Vee at an undisclosed location in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The Andros is marching into a tunnel in Baghdad with Duke Pro's 2-channel shock tube initiator ready for action.
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Staff Sgt. Santiago Tordillos with armed Talon robots during live fire testing at Picatinny. The Foster-Miller Talon robots on the far left and far right of the photo are equipped with Duke Pro's Remote Fire And Control System.
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Sgt. 1st Class David Platt briefs a group of VIPs at Avon Park. In the bottom left corner of the photo, the M202 LAW launcher can be seen mounted on a Foster-Miller Talon robot.
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