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  • Textron's Shadow UAS Reaches 1M Flight Hours; Henry Finneral Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s Shadow UAS Reaches 1M Flight Hours; Henry Finneral Comments

    Textron has recorded more than 1 million flight hours for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system since the company launched the aerial vehicle in 1999. The company said Tuesday Shadow became the only UAS of its size to accomplish the feat and that more than 85 percent of the drone’s flights occurred during combat operations. Shadow TUAS supports the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Special Operations Command […] More

  • Henry Finneral: Textron Works on 2 New Variants of Shadow Tactical UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Henry Finneral: Textron Works on 2 New Variants of Shadow Tactical UAS

    Henry Finneral, vice president of tactical unmanned aircraft systems at Textron, has said the company plans to equip two upcoming variants of its Shadow TUAS with modern payload, communications and power systems in an interview with Defense News posted Friday. Jen Judson writes Textron also looks to test new weapons such as a company-built laser guided bomb on its future V2 and […] More