AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV today announced it received $13,800,062 of
incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for
continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of
$65,538,759. The order includes RQ-11B Raven systems, new miniature gimbaled
payloads and initial spares packages, and is funded from the Army's fiscal
2012 procurement budget. Delivery of systems, spares and payloads is scheduled
for completion by July 25, 2013.
“The proven Raven small unmanned aircraft system continues to serve our
soldiers reliably, wherever and whenever they require immediate airborne
situational awareness,” said Roy Minson, AeroVironment senior vice president
and general manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems. “Like all our customers, the
Army's needs continue to evolve, and we continue to deliver enhanced solutions
to ensure that our troops maintain their battlefield advantage. The Mantis
suite of gimbaled payloads is the latest example of a valuable capability
enhancement to protect those who protect us.”
The RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft system is a 4.5-pound, backpackable,
hand-launched sensor platform that provides day and night, real-time video
imagery wirelessly to a portable ground control station for "over the hill"
and "around the corner" reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in
support of tactical units. U.S. armed forces use Raven systems extensively for
missions such as base security, route reconnaissance, mission planning and
force protection. Each Raven system typically consists of three aircraft, two
ground control stations and spares.
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