Textron Systems wins $97.1M contract to support Shadow UAV

AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, has won a $97.1 million contract modification with the Army to support the Shadow unmanned aircraft system.

AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, has won a $97.1 million contract modification with the Army to support the Shadow unmanned aircraft system.

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 support the tactical data link retrofit for full-rate production VII.

Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., and is expected to be completed in October 2018.