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Army Orders More AeroVironment Raven UAS Sensor Payloads

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

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AeroVironment (AVAV)yesterday said it received a $19.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Army for the company’s Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Raven Gimbal Photo AeroVironment AeroVironment, which develops and produces advanced upgrades for its highly integrated UAS, such as Raven, was selected as the result of a competitive bid. The multi-axis pan, tilt and zoom sensor payload improves the RQ-11B Raven UAS’ capability. The funds were…

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