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(5/6/2008)
2000th TALON Robot Deployed
The 2000th TALON robot has been delivered to the US military.

(4/8/2008)
New $22 Million Order for TALON Robots and Spares from NAVEODTECHDIV
Foster-Miller, Inc., has received a $22 million order for additional TALON robots and spare parets from NAVEODTECHDIV.

(3/27/2008)
LAST Armor Receives $16.3 million Contract for C-5 Add-on Armor Kits
LAST Armor Division has received a $16.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide add-on armor kits for C-5 aircraft.

(11/15/2007)
Engineering Groups Receive ISO 13485 Certification
Two of Foster-Miller's engineering groups have received international certification for quality management systems through ISO 13485:2003.

(11/5/2007)
New 'Green' Power System Generates Electricity from Landfill Waste
QinetiQ North America announced today that its subsidiary Foster-Miller Inc., has signed a $500,000 contract with NYSERDA to build and test a prototype Stirling power system.

(10/8/2007)
New 'Transformer-like' Robotic Platform Unveiled
QinetiQ North America announced today that its Foster-Miller subsidiary is introducing a totally new, "transformer-like" robotic platform at AUSA Oct. 8-10.

(8/29/2007)
New $37 Million Order for TALON EOD Robots, Spares
NAVEODTECH has raised the ceiling on its $257 million IDIQ to $290 million and ordered another $37 million of TALON EOD robots and replacement parts.

(8/8/2007)
New $51.5 million order for TALON robots
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received $51.5 million of new orders for more TALON robots and replacement parts.

(8/1/2007)
'Smart Park' System Helps Long-Haul Truck Drivers Find Places to Rest
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a $396,000 contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop an automated "Smart Park."

(6/11/2007)
Foster-Miller Announces New $18.5 Million Order for TALON EOD Robots
Foster-Miller, Inc., a QinetiQ North America company, announced today that it has received an additional $18.5 million from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division for 114 more TALON robots and spare parts.

(6/6/2007)
Foster-Miller Acquisition of Automatika and Applied Perception Completed
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it's purchase of Pittsburgh-based robotics companies Automatika and Applied Perception has been completed.

(5/31/2007)
Contract for TALON robots and spares increased to $150 million
Wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its IDIQ contract from the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office administered by the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division has been increased from $63.9 million to $150 million.

(4/23/2007)
Foster-Miller Acquires Two Pittsburgh Robotics Companies
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has purchased Pittsburgh-based robotics companies Automatika and Applied Perception.

(4/5/2007)
Foster-Miller Announces Additional $26M Funding for 151 More TALON Robots
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received an additional $26 million form the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division for 151 more TALON EOD robots and spares.

(1/23/2007)
Second-Generation TALON Hazmat Robot Debuts Today in Nashville
Foster-Miller's second-generation TALON Hazmat robot is being displayed for the first time today at the unmanned Systems Capabilities Conference in Nashville, TN.

(12/21/2006)
TALON Robot Selected as Military Design of the Year by Electronic Design Magazine
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that "Electronic Design" magazine has chosen the TALON/SWORDS robotic platform as its "Military Design of the Year."

(10/23/2006)
Foster-Miller's LAST Armor Division Wins $10M Subcontract to Supply Add-On Armor
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its LAST Armor division has received a $10 million subcontract from Force Protection Industries, Inc., to supply add-on armor for 85 vehicles ordered by the UK Ministry of Defense.

(10/16/2006)
TALON Robots Featured in New History Channel Documentary Sunday
Foster-Miller's TALON and SWORDS robots will be featured in a new documentary that will be shown Sunday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern on the History Channel.

(10/5/2006)
Additional $20M in TALON Robots and Parts Ordered for Robot Hospitals in Iraq/Afghanistan
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that an additional $20 million worth of TALON robots and replacement parts have been ordered by the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the RSJPO.

(9/26/2006)
Foster-Miller Announces Additional $22.8M for TALON Robots and Spares that Combat IEDs
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received an additional $22.8 million from the NAVEODTECHDIV for TALON robots and spares.

(9/19/2006)
Foster-Miller Awarded $1 Million for Boat Trap, a Nonlethal Anti-Terrorism Weapon for the Coast Guard
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today a $1 million contract from the DOD's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate to further develop an advanced Boat Trap system designed to bolster harbor security.

(8/14/2006)
Foster-Miller Awarded $33.7 Million for TALON Robots, Spares
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded $33.7 million worth of orders by the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the Robotic systems Joint Program Office to deliver approximately 50 more TALON EOD robots, 125 of its new TALON Engineer robots, and more than 5,000 spare parts to Iraq and Afghanistan.

(5/23/2006)
Foster-Miller Announces New $63.9 million IDIQ Contract for TALON Robots
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a new $63.9 million IDIQ contract for TALON robots, operator and technician training, and spare parts.

(5/1/2006)
Foster-Miller Announces Additional $28 million for TALON Robots and Spare Parts
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received an additional $28 million in funding from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA) for 200 more TALON robots and spare parts.

(2/9/2006)
Foster-Miller's Electronics Group Earns SW-CMM Level 3 Software Certification
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its Electronic and Electromagnetic Systems (EES) engineering group has earned SW-CMM Level 3 certification.

(1/18/2006)
Foster-Miller Awarded $1.5 million for Advanced Freight Locomotive Research
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded $1.5 million in federal transportation appropriations funding for railroad research and development.

(1/6/2006)
Foster-Miller Officially Certified to Quality Standard AS9100
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has successfully obtained certification to Aerospace Quality Management Standard AS9100.

(9/19/2005)
Foster-Miller TALON Robot Award Increased to $257 Million
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a $133 million contract for TALON robot spare parts and service, bringing its total current award for TALON EOD robots to $257 million.

(9/9/2005)
Foster-Miller Awarded $96 Million Contract for Additional TALON Robots
Foster-Miller, Inc. announced today that it has received its largest US military order to date for ground robots.

(8/1/2005)
QinetiQ Announces Acquisition of Planning Systems Inc.
Foster-Miller Inc., the U.S.-based engineering and technology development company which is part of the rapidly expanding QinetiQ North America group of companies, announced today that it is acquiring Planning Systems Inc. (PSI) for $42 million.

(6/17/2005)
Retired Army Physician Dean Calcagni Joins Foster-Miller as Medical Director
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that Dr. Dean E. Calcagni has joined the senior staff as Director of Medical and Life Sciences Applications.

(6/13/2005)
Foster-Miller Introduces 'Innovation Express' Service to Speed Medical Product Development from Concept to Commercialization
With over $100 billion being spent each year on new products that fail, many medical device companies are looking for new ways to ensure the success of their innovations.

(11/9/2004)
QinetiQ Finalizes Acquisition of Foster-Miller
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that QinetiQ, Inc., Europe's largest science and technology solution company, has finalized its acquisition of Foster-Miller.

(11/7/2004)
Foster-Miller Rolls Out Five Innovation Strategies to the Food Industry
Food industry leadership requires striking a balance between product innovation, costs and market position.

(11/5/2004)
Foster-Miller Begins Delivering New Shipment of TALON Robots to Iraq
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has begun shipping the first units of a new $20.4 million order for additional TALON robots.

(10/26/2004)
Foster-Miller, Carbon Nanotechnologies Get ONR Grant for Conductive Sealants
Foster-Miller, Inc., and Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc., announced today that they have received a $3.96 million contract from the Office of Naval Research in Washington, DC, to develop a new class of military aircraft sealants based on Single Wall Nanotube (SWNT) technology.

(9/27/2004)
Foster-Miller Unveils TALON Robot that Detects Chemicals, Gases, Radiation and Heat
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its newest TALON robots are equipped with off-the-self chemical, gas, temperature and radiation sensors that can be read simultaneously, remotely and in real time via one integrated hand-held display unit invented by Foster-Miller.

(9/8/2004)
Foster-Miller announces $25 million contract for shipboard weapons loader
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received a five-year, $25 million contract from the Naval Air Systems Command in Lakehurst, NJ, to develop a new robotic shipboard weapons loader...

(9/8/2004)
QinetiQ to Acquire Foster-Miller
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has signed a purchase and sales agreement with QinetiQ, Britain's largest technology research and design company.

(9/2/2004)
Ultrasonic Tape Lamination Technology Wins NASA Award for Foster-Miller
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received a 2004 Turning Goals into Reality award from NASA that recognizes its innovative, proprietary ultrasonic tape lamination technology.

(8/20/2004)
Foster-Miller Yearly Revenues Exceed $100 Million
Foster-Miller, Inc. announced today that revenues for its fiscal year ending July 31 passed the $100 million mark for the first time in the company's 48-year history.

(6/22/2004)
Foster-Miller Receives Coast Guard Funding to Continue Tests of Non-Lethal Boat-Trapping Net
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received an additional $266,000 from the U.S. Coast Guard to continue testing Boat Trap, a non-lethal net device being developed to help stop non-compliant boats.

(3/22/2004)
Foster-Miller Receives Two Contracts for 45 More TALON Robots for Iraq
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received two new contracts worth more than $6 million from TSWG (the Technical Support Working Group) and the Joint Program Office for Robotics for a total of 45 more TALON robots plus spare parts, to be used for explosive ordnance disposal in Iraq.

(1/29/2004)
LAST Armor Division Signs $7 million Contract to Install Protective Door Armor on Marine Humvees
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its LAST Armor Division has signed a $7 million contract with the U.S. Marines to provide ceramic door armor for Marine Humvees in Iraq that will increase protection from small arms fire and shell or bomb fragments.

(12/22/2003)
Foster-Miller Announces $9 million FRA Grant to Expand Locomotive Safety Program
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received a two-year, $9 million contract from the FRA to expand its work in the areas of crashworthiness and fuel tank safety.

(11/14/2003)
Foster-Miller Receives 5-year Contract for Composite Components
Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that it has received a five-year, $9.5 million contract to develop and produce lightweight fiber composite components...

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