August 9, 2023

Hunt Valley, Maryland, AUGUST 9, 2023 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded an initial contract valued at up to $19.5 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to two Independence Class LCS and one Freedom Class LCS variants. This award joins the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)-4 and ESB-5, as well as two DDG- class ships, bringing the total number of U.S. Navy ships supported by the Aerosonde® UAS system to seven. 

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

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

December 12, 2014

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has commenced deliveries of the One System^® Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT^™) -50 variant to the U.S. Army.

April 23, 2019

Textron Systems announced today the beginning of flight tests on new capabilities for the Shadow^® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS).

January 11, 2017

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) business, announced today that it began on-water testing for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV™), supporting the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program.

July 14, 2022

Backed by Textron Systems’ strong manufacturing history, Team Lynx is poised to deliver an elite, advanced Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) to the U.S. Army that provides overmatch today and tomorrow.

January 30, 2024

Textron Systems is celebrating 26 years of providing high quality training products and services for the C-17 Training System program. Since 1997, the U.S. Government has trusted Textron Systems to provide the training products required for the C-17 crew.

April 26, 2019

The company recently celebrated Earth Day with food trucks, a variety of educational exhibitors and live music.

September 9, 2020

New Orleans, La. – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the successful fly-away of its first two next-generation air cushion vehicles, Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Craft 100 and LCAC 101, on September 2.