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Textron AirLand Promotes ‘Affordable, Flexible’ Scorpion For ISR, Strike

Gally Articola

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

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Textron AirLand--a partnership between Textron Inc. [TXT] and AirLand Enterprises--presented a prototype of its new Scorpion Hero 1 aircraft platform at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space expo this week. Scorpion Hero 1. Photo: Textron AirLand. The company has been promoting its new aircraft as a mid-level alternative to high-power jets, which are commonly used in routine homeland security missions at a cost of roughly $20,000-$30,000 per flight hour. Textron AirLand said the Scorpion can perform surveillance, border patrol,…

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