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$358 million contract signed for RQ-7B drone-aircraft at Farnborough
London, United Kingdom - New variant will be tested by the end of the year
AAI Corporation, a Textron Systems subsidiary, has won a 358 million dollar contract to upgrade 45 RQ-7B Shadow UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the United States Army and the US Marine Corps. The upgrade, named V2, will include longer wings and electronic upgrades. The upgraded aircraft is said to greatly extend the unmanned air vehicles range and endurance and provides room for hardpoints which...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143252
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency