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Avionics
USAF Light Attack Experiment kicks off second phase - News
May 09, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force second phase of the Light Attack Experiment at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico is now underway. Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine during a three-month, live-fly experiment to gather additional information about aircraft capabilities, as well as partner nation interoperability, prior to a potential light attack purchase.
Comms
Defense technology used to aid in hurricane disaster efforts - News
September 27, 2017
PHOENIX. Defense companies deployed their technology to aid in hurricane disaster efforts. The undertakings by Raytheon, Cubic Missions Systems, and Textron Systems enabled government officials to gather data on hurricanes as well as aid in the recovery efforts in the affected areas over the past month.
Unmanned
USSOCOM selects Textron Systems to compete for MEUAS III Task Orders - News
June 15, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. Textron Inc.'s subsidiary Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has been selected to compete for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) III task orders from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The contract is spans over 54-month period and has a maximum ceiling value of $475 million.
Unmanned
Drone provides live feed and damage assessment after Oklahoma tornado - News
May 26, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a business of Textron Inc. announced today that its Civil & Commercial team provided support of disaster response efforts for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The team provided full-motion video in real-time to the Emergency Operations Center in Oklahoma City and the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma. The video was used to safely assess the tornado damage from an EF-2 tornado that took place in Elk City on May 16.
Unmanned
Textron Systems completes testing & development of Fury weapon - News
May 16, 2017
TAMPA, Fla. Officials at Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, a business of Textron Inc., completed testing of the company's Fury lightweight precision guided glide munition against moving targets at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. This test marks the completion of the Fury weapon?s development.
Unmanned
Textron to supply additional unmanned surface vehicles to U.S. Navy - News
April 04, 2017
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Textron Systems Unmanned Systems -- a business unit of Textron Inc. -- has received a $14.8 million contract to provide two additional fourth-generation common unmanned surface vehicles (CUSVs) for the U.S. Navy?s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program.
Unmanned
G-CLAW missile successfully engages moving targets - News
February 15, 2017
WILMINGTON, Mass. Textron Systems Weapon and Sensor Systems, a division of Textron Inc., announced that it has successfully tested its G-CLAW precision-guided glide weapon against moving targets; the October 2016 flight tests were conducted at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona.
