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MoD reveals Grand Challenge winner...

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By Julian Goldsmith

Published: 21 August 2008 10:00 GMT


The MoD has announced the winner of its Grand Challenge competition to produce a vehicle capable of identifying threats encountered by UK troops on current operations.

Team Stellar beat off six other hopefuls, whittled down from 23, in the final competition set in Copehill Down, a military training facility on Salisbury Plain.

Photo credit: Ministry of Defence


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