
Textron Systems [TXT] has officially delivered its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototype to the Marine Corps for the program’s evaluation period, the company said last week. The Marine Corps received Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle on Dec. 1, which followed the company’s own verification testing with its ARV prototype from August through Nov. 25. “Our Cottonmouth vehicle is a completely clean-sheet design that provides transformative reconnaissance capabilities and meets Marine Corps requirements,” David Phillips, Textron’s senior vice president for land and sea…