Textron to support Shadow UAV under $51.8M contract

Textron Systems has won a $51.8 million contract to support the Army’s Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle fleet.

The Shadow UAV is used to locate and identify targets within range of a brigade tactical operations center, the Army said on its website.

Under the contract, Textron Systems will provide performance-based logistics and operational support for the Shadow UAV.

Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., Afghanistan and Iraq and is expected to wrap up in October 2015.