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Navy Extending Textron UAS Contract On ESB-4

Navy Extending Textron UAS Contract On ESB-4
A Textron Aerosonde Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) vehicle, named Buck G, returns to the Expeditionary Sea Base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) from a 10- hour night surveillance in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 26, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Megan Roses/Released)

The Navy on Nov. 5 announced its intention to issue a sole source contract to Textron [TXT] to extend Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services aboard an expeditionary sea base (ESB) for at least another year. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) specifically said the Program Executive office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO U&W) intends to issue a firm-fixed-price contract with Textron to extend UAS ISR services aboard the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) for…

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