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2007 ACAN |
~ Advance Contract Award Notices ~ |
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EOD Robot – MERX ACAN Notice – December 2009 Dragon Runner PROV - EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal 
Designed as an urban warfare 'throwbot' for the US Marines, the rugged Dragon Runner can be turned into
a explosive ordnance recce/disposal robot through interchangable mission modules. DND intends to order 4
Dragon Runner robots, spares, and training packages "... for immediate deployment". The Marines call
Dragon Runner a Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle. DND calls it "Dragon Runner Twenty", an awkward spelling
out of DR 20 – the manufacturer's designationRead CASR commentary on Dragon Runner and the PROV-EOD robot ACAN |
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Laser Target Designators – MERX ACAN Notice
– November 2008 IZLID (Infrared Zoom Laser Illumination Designators) ACAN 
Although listed as a Notice of Proposed Procurement, this document is obviously an ACAN not an NPP. Under the
terms of the ACAN, MD Charlton (of Saanichton, BC ), Canadian distributor for BE Meyers (of
Redmond, WA) is to supply 73 IZLID "Infrared Zoom Laser Illumination Desig- nators", usually a
'illuminator designator'.Read CASR commentary on the IZLID Dual Laser Indicators |
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Aerial Logistics Support Services – MERX ACAN Notice
– November 2008 Sherpa Precision Aerial Delivery System – Guided Parachutes 
This ACAN is for eighteen Sherpa Navigator GPS- guided parachute delivery systems from
the Nepean- based MMIST ( or Mist Mobility Integrated System Technology ). Sherpa
is identified as the "Precision Aerial Delivery System" after JPADS, the earlier joint US military
version. MMIST tailored its COTS Sherpa for the US military as an interim
PADS. MMIST, itself, describes its Sherpa system as a GPS-Guided Parafoil.Read CASR commentary on the Sherpa Precision Aerial Delivery System |
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Target Support Service – MERX ACAN Notice
– November 2008 Target Support Service: Air Vehicle Drones and their Support 
Meggitt Training Systems Canada of Medicine Hat is to provide Target System Services (TSS) for the CF.
In other words, MTSC will provide both aerial targets – FSC 1550 implying aerial target
drones or RPV remotely- piloted vehicles – plus the means to launch, recover, and control such aerial targets,
as well as to measure and record the accuracy of any live fire aimed at this air vehicle.Read CASR commentary on the TSS ACAN and the CU-162 Vindicator drone |
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