
Textron Systems [TXT] announced Thursday the company has received a five-year deal from the Army worth up to $607 million to upgrade its Shadow drones to the modernized Block III configuration. The deal follows the successful completion of the Army’s follow-on operational test and evaluation (FOT&E) for the Shadow Block III Tactical UAS (TUAS) last fall. “We are excited to continue our partnership with the U.S. Army and to bring new capabilities to the Shadow TUAS fleet,” Wayne Prender, senior…