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Northrop Grumman Robots Tackle Security At The Superbowl
Reston VA (SPX) Feb 04, 2008 Northrop Grumman has provided technical support, repairs, and service for Remotec-produced robots that were used to bolster security during the match-up between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Northrop Grumman subsidiary, Remotec, assisted the Phoenix and Glendale Police Departments by supporting Remotec-built robots provided by multiple agencies, including the Arizona Department of Public Safety; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and the Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale and Phoenix police departments. Remotec will also provide spare robots for additional support. "We supported the event and hopefully went unnoticed by fans. Our job wasn't to be a disruption but to keep danger at a distance," said Mack Barber, president of Remotec, an operating unit of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector. "We were proud to be a part of the security efforts for this national event." Northrop Grumman provides a variety of hazardous duty robots, including the HD-1, F6A, Mark V-A1, Mini-Andros II, and Wolverine, to detect and defeat a wide array of explosives and other hazardous materials. The company will assist more than 800 officers from numerous agencies in patrolling a two-square mile security zone around the stadium. For more than 25 years, Remotec has served the military, explosive ordnance disposal units, hazardous materials units, and other first responders as a leading provider of mobile robotic systems for application into a variety of undesirable, hazardous, and potentially life-threatening environments. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links The Long War - Doctrine and Application
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