Textron Systems to Provide USVs to SOUTHCOM and US Navy Fourth Fleet
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced a contract award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI ® uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), which will be used to support the US Navy Fle…
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