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Netherlands MoD Selects AeroVironment’s Raven UAS

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

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AeroVironment(AV) [AVAV] May 30 announced it has won a $7.7 million contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the RQ-11B (Raven) small unmanned aircraft systems. "We performed a thorough competitive selection process and the Raven came out as a clear winner," Frans Klein, head section Unmanned Aircraft Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation, said. "Decisive elements in the selection were hand-launchability, reliability, ease of use, robustness, and proven, in-theatre operational performance." The order includes new aircraft systems as well as training,…

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