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The platform is used to dispose of and detonate bombs.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 L3Harris Technologies is providing robots to the U.S. Air Force to replace the service\u2019s aging explosive ordnance disposal systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award, announced by the company on Tuesday, includes a 10-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $85 million to build up to 170 of its T7 robots for the Air Force. In addition to the robots, the contract includes support, maintenance and training. Initial deliveries are expected in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2018\/10\/14\/meet-l3-harris-technologies-defense-firms-unveil-merger-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">completed their merger<\/a> in July 2019. The latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2016\/10\/03\/harris-unveils-intuitive-t7-explosive-ordnance-disposal-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\">first displayed<\/a> the T7 robot at the Association for the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference in 2016 in Washington, D.C. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/09\/the-british-armys-new-robot-for-explosive-ordnance-disposal-sails-through-early-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\">the British military has procured 122 systems<\/a> under an Army program dubbed Project STARTER, with the last robot delivered this past spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.K. and U.S. military customers are receiving the same robotic core system, but the British order included several accessories, such as explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, disruptors as well as distinct system mounts, said Paul Bosscher, senior scientist and chief engineer for L3Harris Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.K. has a couple of other unique attachments that allow them to [perform missions such as] under-vehicle attacks,\u201d Bosscher told Defense News on Thursday at the biennial DSEI technology conference in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force could opt in for more accessories further down the line, he noted. \u201cThe system is very flexible. 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