Steve Overly: Textron Analysis Tool Built for Army to Examine Cultural Cues
The U.S. Army‘s Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command has adopted a Textron Systems product for personnel to collect, analyze and share socio-cultural data during missions. “The software...
View ArticleTextron Unveils Threat Simulation Offering; Steve Mensh Comments
Textron Systems has unveiled a new simulation technology that is meant to help train military users to counter missile and laser threats. The Phantom Dual Threat Emitter works to mimic the features of...
View ArticleTextron’s Ellen Lord: Incremental Innovation Key to Meeting Defense Budget...
Ellen Lord, CEO of Textron Systems, believes the U.S. defense industry’s future growth lies in efforts to make incremental investments that could offer contractors a step change in technology...
View ArticleDavid Phillips: FAA OKs Textron’s Drone for UAS Civilian Airspace Integration...
Textron Systems has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly the company’s small unmanned aerial system at a government-approved civilian UAS test site in Blackstone, Virginia....
View ArticleTextron Subsidiary Provides Small UAS, Tools to Support Wildfire Response in...
Textron‘s unmanned systems subsidiary has delivered equipment and personnel to the U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department to support wildfire response operations in Idaho. The company said...
View ArticleMarketsandMarkets: Technological Innovations to Spur Demand for UAVs Through...
A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the value of the global unmanned aerial vehicles market to hit $14.9 billion in 2020, with an 8.12 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020. The...
View ArticleTechnavio Sets Global UAV Flight Training, Simulation Market CAGR at 6.06%...
Technavio has released a new report that estimates the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market’s compound annual growth rate at 6.06 percent from 2014 through 2019. The...
View ArticleTextron to Provide Radar Signal Simulator for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Preflight...
A Textron business unit will provide its Model 527 radar signal simulator for “end-of-runway” and “walk-around” preflight testing of the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-46 tanker aircraft platform built by Boeing....
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market to...
Research and Markets has released a new report that predicts the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market will grow 6.06 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. The...
View ArticleTextron Continues Support for Lockheed’s Production of Navy Aircraft Testing...
Textron Systems‘ electronic systems unit will continue manufacturing radio frequency components for Lockheed Martin‘s electronic Consolidated Automated Support System under a U.S. Navy contract awarded...
View ArticleTextron Lands $66M Foreign Military Sales Contract for Armored Personnel...
A Textron subsidiary has secured a $66 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to provide armored personnel carriers to Iraq and Colombia. Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems...
View ArticleTextron Systems Receives Air Force Radar, Electronic Warfare Test Systems Order
Textron Systems has received an $11 million order for radar and electronic warfare test station systems from the U.S. Air Force as part of an effort to fulfill the service’s avionics testing...
View ArticleTextron Unit Unveils New UAS Training, Maintenance Facility to Support Nat’l...
A Textron business unit has established a new facility for unmanned aircraft system training and maintenance activities to support research on UAS integration into national airspace. The unmanned...
View ArticleTextron Gets AF Production Orders for Electronic Combat Systems Testers,...
A Textron subsidiary will produce and supply electronic combat systems testers and related retrofit kits to the U.S. Air Force under two delivery orders worth approximately $11.5 million. The separate...
View ArticleTextron Picks iBASEt Platform to Help Manage Unmanned Tech Manufacturing...
Textron Systems plans to implement an iBASEt-made software platform in an effort to manage the company’s unmanned systems manufacturing processes at a factory in Hunt Valley, Maryland. iBASEt said...
View ArticleTextron Systems’ AAI Subsidiary Lands SOCOM Drone ISR Services IDIQ
A Textron Systems subsidiary has received a potential one-year, $35 million contract to continue to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support services for the U.S. Special...
View ArticleTextron, Thales Launch ‘Fury’ Guided Weapon From Tactical UAS in Test
Textron‘s weapon and sensor systems business and Thales have launched a Fury guided glide weapon from a tactical unmanned aircraft system to engage static vehicle targets as part of a test at the U.S....
View ArticleLiberty University Offers On-Campus Drone Pilot Training
Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics now offers an on-campus training program for pilots of fixed-wing and multi-rotor small unmanned aircraft systems. The Federal Aviation Administration‘s...
View ArticleTextron to Provide Army Electronic Attack Universal Test Sets
Textron Systems has received a five-year, $9.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce hardware and provide sustainment services for the military branch’s product director electronic attack...
View ArticleTextron’s Aerosonde Subsidiary Rebrands to Reflect Asia-Pacific Region Push
Textron‘s subsidiary called Aerosonde has adopted the new name of Textron Systems Australia in a push to reflect the business unit’s broader service offering and efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. The...
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