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Australia Wants To Spend $218 Million On Shadow UAS

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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

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Australia has requested the foreign military sale of two RQ-7B Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $218 million. AAI Corp. [TXT] would be the prime contractor for the work. There are no known offset agreements proposed. Implementation of the proposed sale will require the assignment of four contractor representatives to Australia to support delivery of the RQ-7B Shadow 200 UAS in-country. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress…

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