Textron Systems Awarded U.S. Air Force ARTS Program
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — APRIL 26, 2016 — Textron Systems Electronic Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has been awarded an $11 million order for 12 Advanced Radar/Electronic Warfare Test Station (ARTS) Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems to support the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer strategic bomber fleet. Delivery of these systems will replace the legacy ATE systems with one integrated unit containing an advanced commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) test system, addressing testing requirements of the ALQ-161 Defensive Avionics Systems. ARTS is an advanced