AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Awarded $358 Million for Upgraded U.S. Army and Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow® TUAS
FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW — JULY 9, 2012 — AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a $358 million award from the U.S. Army’s Program Manager – Unmanned Aircraft Systems for engineering support and system upgrades that will create a fleet of 45 upgraded RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS). Deliveries of 43 systems for the Army and two for the Marine Corps are expected to begin in late 2013. “The RQ-7B Shadow upgrade, dubbed V2 by the Army, includes enhancements