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Army Awards Textron $162 Million Deal To Develop Advanced Anti-Vehicle Precision Munition

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, December 5th, 2022

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Army Awards Textron $162 Million Deal To Develop Advanced Anti-Vehicle Precision Munition

Testing of the XM204 wide area top attack munition at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Photo: Mark Schauer, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.

Textron Systems [TXT] said Monday it has received a five-year, $162 million deal to develop an advanced anti-vehicle precision munition system for the Army. Henry Finneral, Textron’s senior vice president for weapon systems, told Defense Daily the top attack system it develops for the Close Terrain Shaping Obstacle (CTSO) Increment 1 program will be based on the XM204 munition the company will be delivering to the Army soon to meet an urgent operational requirement. “We are committed to supporting the…

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