US Orders 12 More RQ-7 Shadow UAVs, Terminals and Support Equipment

RQ-7 Shadow 200 in Iraq

AAI Corp., a Hunt Valley, MD-based unit of Textron, received a $39 million production order for additional RQ-7 Shadow tactical UAVs.

The order includes 2 Shadow units for the US Army and 1 unit for the US Marine Corps. Each Shadow unit consists of 4 Shadow aircraft; 2 One System ground control stations and ground data terminals; 4 One System remote video terminals (OSRVTs); a One System portable ground control station; and associated components and support equipment.

“Laser Designators for RQ-7 Shadow UAVs” and “Mortars from Aircraft? The Shadow Knows…” examine new technological developments for the Shadow UAV…

Dyncorp to Support US Naval Test Wing Atlantic

Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
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Dyncorp International in Fort Worth, TX received an $8.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for management and logistic services in support of the US Naval Test Wing Atlantic’s research, development, test, and evaluation aircraft.

Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) is part of the Naval Air Systems Command’s Integrated Systems Evaluation Experimentation and Test (ISEET) Department and located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River…