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December 10, 2024

Award Builds on Mine Counter Measure Mission Package Activity to Date Hunt Valley, Md., December 10, 2024 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced it was awarded a contract valued up to $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems (PDS) by the U.S. Navy. The contract supports Mine Countermeasure Mission Package (MCMMP) PDS production, spares, and engineering services. The MCMMP supports U.S. Navy mine sweeping and mine hunting mission sets. This award allows the CUSV® system to complete mine sweeping missions semi-autonomously, advancing the CUSV, Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle, system’s capabilities. The Minesweeping PDS will sweep for magnetic, acoustic and magnetic/acoustic combination mines using a towed acoustic generator and magnetic minesweeping cable.   “The MCM mission package advances the Navy’s abilities with USVs, providing additional security for our sailors,” said David Phillips, Senior Vice President Air, Land and Sea

November 20, 2024

Aerosonde® UAS Increases Maritime Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated (COCO) Missions Hunt Valley, Md., November 20, 2024 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a task order valued at up to $17 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide COCO UAS services to a U.S. Navy ship deploying to 6th Fleet. This award brings the total number of U.S. Navy ships supported by the Aerosonde® UAS to 11. Textron Systems will deploy its Aerosonde UAS and skilled personnel to provide mission overwatch and extended range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services with enhanced mission payloads. In September, Textron Systems was contracted to provide support to three additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). “Textron Systems is committed to enhancing the Navy’s mission sets. The continued use of ISR support demonstrates the benefit of the COCO model and the services our Aerosonde UAS

November 18, 2024

Aerosonde® UAS Increases Maritime Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated (COCO) Missions Hunt Valley, Md., November 18, 2024 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a task order valued at up to $47 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide COCO UAS services to three Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deploying to 5th Fleet. This award follows a 2023 contract to provide UAS support to LCSs, bringing the total number of U.S. Navy ships supported by the Aerosonde® UAS to 10. Textron Systems will deploy its Aerosonde UAS and skilled personnel to provide mission overwatch and extended range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services with enhanced mission payloads as seen aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)-4 and ESB-5, as well as two DDG-class ships and three LCSs. In December 2023, the Aerosonde UAS took its inaugural operational flight from its first LCS, the