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Army Looks For Production-Ready Weapons For Shadow

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Monday, April 26th, 2010

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The Army wants information from industry on production-ready weapons systems that would be suitable to integrate on AAI Corp.'s [TXT] Shadow tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAS) with the POP 300D laser designator. The Army has given the nod to rewinging the TUAS and other modifications, and recently was considering putting weapons on the vehicle (Defense Daily, April 20). Potential weapons systems must be ready to field within 12 months from the date of a potential contract award, said the request…

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