AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Selected for Up to $874 Million U.S. Navy ISR Services Multiple-Award Contract

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc.TXT +0.86% company, announced today that it is one of three companies awarded the U.S. Navy’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services multiple-award contract, encompassing both land- and sea-based unmanned aircraft systems operations for the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. Inclusive of all potential contracts among the three awardees, including AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the Navy ISR Services award has a total not-to-exceed value of $874 million over five years. The company’s winning bid was based on its multi-mission-capable Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS), which incorporates a heavy-fuel engine for reliable performance and mission endurance of up to 16 hours. It delivers persistent electro-optic/infrared ISR, plus with its large payload size, weight and power, it can accommodate another payload of choice for superior mission flexibility. Designed specifically for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations, the Aerosonde system uses an AAI-designed, one-piece Launch and Recovery Trailer for efficient takeoff and landing, as well as an Expeditionary Ground Control Station for portable command and control operations. “In the early days of U.S. Navy unmanned aviation, AAI and Naval Air Systems Command demonstrated the tremendous potential of unmanned technology through our Pioneer […]
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Selected for Up to $874 Million U.S. Navy ISR Services Multiple-Award Contract