Usine Nouvelle: ECA Group awarded contract for counter IED Unmanned Ground Vehicles for French armed
CEFA, ECA Group & SCOPEX were awarded a major contract for SMINEX. the first project relative to EOD equipment with a global approach in an integrated system.This tender released by French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) includes the technology qualification, supply & maintenance of complete EOD & C-IED Equipment Solution.
Published on Usine Nouvelle, January 2018
Read the article in English : An over 30 M€ contract - ECA Group to supply Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to French Ministry of Armed Forces
ECA Group will supply the French Armed Forces with ground robots UGV IGUANA E and provide its expertise in integrated robotic systems to develop and qualify the mobile operations centers in shelters. This equipment will be dedicated to search, detection, analysis & neutralization of IED (Improvised Explosives Devices) or UXO (UneXploded Ordnance).
In the framework of this contract for a total amount of over 30 M€, ECA Group received a firm order over a timeframe of 40 months and an amount of over 10 M€ for the outcome of which is the delivery of 15 UGV IGUANA E robots equipped to neutralize Improvised Explosive Devices. Then, according to his needs and until 2024, the customer can through additional purchase orders up to an amount over 20 M€, be provided with up to 43 complementary UGV IGUANA robots and related equipment and maintain them in operational conditions.
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