Textron Systems’ Awarded $116.5 Million Contract for Advanced U.S. Army RQ-7B V2 Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Upgrades
System Nears One Million Hours While Adding New Mission CapabilitiesATLANTA — APRIL 28, 2016 — ARMY AVIATION MISSION SOLUTIONS SUMMIT — Textron Systems Unmanned Systems , a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) business, announced today that it has received a $116.5 million award from the U.S. Army for an additional 24 RQ-7B V2 Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) upgrades. Deliveries of the 24 systems are expected to begin in 2018. The U.S. Department of Defense inventory includes 117 Shadow systems, operated by the U.S. Army, Marine