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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 designation

Read CASR commentary on Dragon Runner and the PROV-EOD robot ACAN

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

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

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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