SYDNEY, Australia, January 24, 2012 -- Marathon Targets, the leader in live-fire smart target systems, achieved some significant milestones as 2011 concluded. Read more or download (PDF).
QUANTICO, VA, July 13, 2011 -- Marathon Targets, the leader in realistic live-fire moving target systems, introduced its second generation smart targets at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia on June 16, 2011. Read more or download (PDF).
SYDNEY, Australia, January 27, 2010 -- Marathon Targets, the world leader in smart targets, has relocated to an 800 sq.m facility in Sydney's Inner West. Read more or download (PDF).
December 2010
Marathon features in the German Strategie and Technik Defence magazine.
The article Intelligenter Zielbau describes the benefits of using smart targets for marksmanship training.
SYDNEY, Australia, August 24, 2010 -- Marathon Robotics (www.marathon-tagets.com) was selected as the nation's top technology start-up at the annual Tech23 Awards event in Sydney. Read more or download (PDF).
SYDNEY, Australia, July 26, 2010 -- Marathon Robotics, the global leader in smart targets for live-fire training, has been awarded a US$50 Million contract by the United States Marine Corps. Read more or download (PDF).
28 July 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald tells the story about Marathon smart targets which "look, move and behave like real people".
26 July 2010
NSW Treasurer and Minister for State and Regional Development Eric Roozendaal announces Marathon's US DoD contract award on NineNews.
For more information, see the NSW government media release.
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June 2010 Training & Simulation Journal describes the upcoming tests & evaluation of the Rover system by the U.S. Marines".
(June/July 2010 issue)
June 2010
The ARTEM Defence, Information & Strategy reports on Rover from the recently-concluded SOFEX show. ARTEM-IS is a French/English newsletter specialising in Defence and Security news. The article calls Rover "the man to kill at SOFEX 2010".
May 2010
The Marine Corps Times newspaper reports about the upcoming testing of Rover by the USMC. The article's title is "FIVETHINGS every Marine should know about Rover".
February 2010 Military Training Technology magazine reports on the Rover system in an article "Higher Fidelity Targets for Live-Fire Training".
(Feb 2010 issue)
February 2010 Unmanned Systems magazine describes the Rover system in an article "Shooting at Segways - One way to make military training more realistic". "With conflict appearing to move inexorably to more MOUT scenarios, it seems only a matter of time before national military forces here and abroad embrace Rovers or something like them."
(Feb 2010 issue, p.29-31)
January 2010 Defense Technology International reports on the Rover system in a feature titled "Robot simulates insurgents in shooting drills".
(Jan 2010 issue, p.15)
December 2009 Small Arms Review covers the Rover target system in their SO/LIC report. "The strangely lifelike ROVER from Marathon Robotics is our pick for the most innovative product showcased at SOLIC."
(Dec 2009 issue, p.55)
October 2009 Small Arms Defence Journal covers the Rover target system in their SO/LIC report
(Summer 2009 issue, p.104-105)
June 2009 Popular Science reports about the Rover target system in their "What's New" section
(June 2009 issue, p.28)
June 2009 Popular Mechanics reports about the Rover target system in their "TechWatch" section
(June 2009 issue, p.13)
