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The Motley Fool January 17, 2008 Rich Smith	IRBT SUGV -- ASAP! The Pentagon has asked iRobot to get 25 SUGVs ready for testing by April.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Defeats General Dynamics iRobot is winning the autonomous navigation system war -- without even firing a shot.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 Courtney E. Howard	iRobot Advances State of the Art in Military Robotics iRobot engineers are applying mobile robot design and production experience to deliver a robot that is small, inexpensive, intelligent, and robust.
Popular Mechanics June 26, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Shift on Future Combat Systems Will Rush High-Tech Gear to Iraq Pentagon officials announced big changes for its closely watched Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, aiming to bring combat sensors and robots to the battlefield more quickly.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Honey, I Shrunk the Military Robots The consumer robotics specialist gets small with its latest creation. iRobot machines can get soldiers out of combative jams and consumers out of filthy homes, so it may be just a matter of time before shareholders catch a break, too.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot's Military Math iRobot announces a pair of contracts with the U.S. Army, and apparent price breaks for their No. 1 customer.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Stanley Holmes	High-Tech Weapons: A Loss Of Control? The Pentagon may be ceding too much power to Boeing and other contractors.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot Thanks the Tax Man Robot maker iRobot preannounces fourth-quarter earnings, beating all analysts' estimates.
National Defense August 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Future Combat Systems Accelerated, One More Time Watchers of the Army's largest ever high-tech weapons project, the Future Combat Systems, may have experienced a classic case of deja vu last month -- when the service announced its latest plan to rush FCS technologies to the front lines.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot Finds Free Money The government announces it's giving not one, not two, but six little grants to the little robot-maker -- totaling $4.4 million in all.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Rich Smith	iRobot Blows a Gasket It looks like iRobot shareholders have vacuumed up all the profits they're likely to get for a while.
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The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Show Me the Money, iRobot All sales and no cash makes iRobot a dull stock.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Onward Robotic Soldiers A major Defense Department initiative could be a boon to robot manufacturers. Investors, take note.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 Ben Ames	Smaller Sensors Make Unmanned Vehicles Smarter Army researchers are now developing another part of FCS-an armed robotic vehicle (ARV) that uses autonomous sensors and weapons to minimize soldiers' battlefield exposure.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010	Military robots to be delivered to U.S. Army by iRobot in $35.3 million contract U.S. Army leaders needed military robots for unmanned ground vehicle applications. They found their solution from iRobot in Bedford, Mass.
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The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Rich Smith	Who Will Build America's Next Supertank? The Pentagon picks two teams to replace the Bradley armored personnel carrier.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2008	FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Army Officials cut FCS Program from 18 Systems to 14 U.S. Army officials have restructured the Future Combat Systems program to modernize the current force, while also providing the future force with advanced technology.
National Defense June 2005 Roxana Tiron	Army's Future Combat Systems Could See International Partners U.S. Army officials are in the early stages of discussing foreign military sales and international collaboration on the service's most ambitious modernization program.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Tom Taulli	SAIC: A Company Built to Last An old company with the potential for growth in new technologies goes public. On its first day of trading, the stock surged from $15 to $18.18. Given the company's strong fundamentals, it looks like investors were not overreacting.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Wrangling Over Future Combat Systems Raises Larger Questions A contentious bout of budget drills on Capitol Hill this year featured the Army's top brass mounting a passionate defense of its prized Future Combat Systems.
Popular Mechanics October 2008	Remote-Control Missiles in a Box & More Could Quiet Iraq Critics Army foot soldiers in remote areas often rely on aircraft to deliver precision strikes to support their operations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Boeing standardizes FCS device development on Wind River Workbench Wind River's Workbench will be applied across the FCS program to develop the system-of-systems common operating environment (SoSCOE).
National Defense September 2006 Stew Magnuson	Fears of Enemy Tampering Could Sideline New Sensors The sensors, part of the Army's Future Combat Systems project, could be fielded as early as 2008 -- if the Army can get around an impasse with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Rich Smith	Boeing Scores Touchdown in India There's a new world order for U.S. defense contractors.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller	Finally, a DOD budget request; now Congress can get to work Congress is facing a defense budget proposal from the Obama Administration of $663.8 billion -- $533.8 billion in discretionary spending and $130 billion to pay for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Next Combat Vehicle: New Beginning or FCS Sequel? The Army is racing toward a September deadline to present a convincing case to the secretary of defense that it should receive funds to begin designing a new combat vehicle next year.
National Defense May 2007 Stew Magnuson	Soldiers Test Tools for Urban Surveillance Field tests begin for the first technologies scheduled to reach soldiers' hands from the Future Combat Systems program.
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	FCS is Coming to Fruition Industry players advance vehicle electronics in an effort to put Future Combat Systems in the hands of current-force soldiers sooner than expected.
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The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Rich Smith	General D: Hometown Hero General Dynamic announces a potential $40 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to produce Mobile Detection and Assessment and Response System robots for the U.S. Army.
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National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	Future Combat Vehicles Will Fall Short of Preferred Weight Officials working on the Army modernization program admitted that they will not reach the preferred weight for the FCS family of combat vehicles.
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