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Textron And U.S. Navy To Test Offensive Weapons On Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

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Textron And U.S. Navy To Test Offensive Weapons On Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Textron's Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle. (Photo: Textron)

Textron [TXT] and the U.S. Navy have agreed to develop and integrate new offensive and other payloads on the company’s unmanned surface vehicle, the company told Defense Daily in an interview last week.The company signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) at the end of 2017, the company announced at the start of last week’s Surface Navy Association (SNA) annual symposium. The agreement covers integrating payloads like missiles, designators, and remote…

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