2009 News Releases


 
Dec 22, 2009 Textron Marine & Land Systems Contracted to Build 27 Additional Armored Knight Vehicles
   
Dec 21, 2009 AAI’s Aerosonde® Mark 4 Unmanned Aircraft Used by Flint Hills Solutions to Support U.S. Army Pre-Deployment Exercise
   
Dec 17, 2009 AAI’s On-the-Move Command and Control Software Achieves TRL 7; Enables Seamless Handoff of Unmanned Aircraft
   
Dec 15, 2009 AAI’s Shadow® is First Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrated with a Flight Management System Certified for Commercial Manned Aircraft
   
Dec 8, 2009 Textron Marine & Land Systems to Deliver 39 Armored Personnel Carriers to Colombia
   
Nov 17, 2009 AAI and Carter Aviation Technologies Enter Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Slowed Rotor/Compound Technology
   
Nov 16, 2009 FAA Certifies Lycoming IO-390-A3A6 Engine and Second Lycoming Echelon STC
   
Nov 16, 2009 Lycoming Authorized Service Centers Exclusively Offer Newest STC for Mooney Aircraft
   
Nov 11, 2009 Overwatch’s® AXIS PRO® Awarded Certificate of Networthiness by U.S Army
   
Nov 10, 2009 AAI's ESL Defence Ltd. Sells 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set
   
Nov 3, 2009 AAI’s Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Flies 100,000th Mission - Ongoing System Enhancements Boost Performance and Reliability
   
Nov 2, 2009 Aerosonde® Unmanned Aircraft and Flight Team Participate in Australian Electronic Warfare Demonstrations
   
Oct 28,2009 Textron Defense Systems’ Nuclear/Radiation Detection System Honored With Homeland Security Award
   
Oct 22, 2009 Lycoming Retains Key Aerospace Certification
   
Oct 20, 2009 AAI’s Aerosonde® Unmanned Aircraft Flies the Antarctic Skies - Missions with University of Colorado Explore Ocean/Atmosphere Interface
   
Oct 16, 2009 Overwatch® Shipboard Satellite Communications Solutions Selected for Yahsat System
   
Oct 13, 2009 Textron Defense Systems’ RPG Countermeasure System Completes Phase I Testing
   
Oct 13, 2009 Textron Marine & Land Systems and L-3 Communications Team on Ship-to-Shore Connector
   
Oct 12, 2009 Textron Defense Systems’ XM1100 Scorpion™ Completes Simulated Urban Environment Tests
   
Oct 8, 2009 "Rebuilt for the Price of an Overhaul" Deal Extended
   
Sep 24, 2009 AAI Flies Shadow® at Opening of U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft System Rapid Integration and Acceptance Center
   
Sep 22, 2009 AAI and L-3 Deliver Aerial Situational Awareness Architecture for Manned/Unmanned System Installation
   
Sep 15, 2009 Overwatch® Satellite Communications Antennas Selected for Global Hawk® Unmanned Aircraft
   
Sep 15, 2009 Symtx to Provide U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Engine Test Instrumentation Systems
   
Sep 10, 2009 AAI's Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Named to C4ISR Journal’s “Big 25” Technologies
   
Aug 27, 2009 Michael Kraft to Head Lycoming Engines
   
Aug 27, 2009 Textron Systems Appoints Ian Walsh Chief Innovation Officer and Tom McNamara Chief Technology Officer
   
Aug 19, 2009 Overwatch® Assists Jane Goodall Institute in Monitoring African Ecosystems
   
Aug 17, 2009 NGA Certifies RemoteView 3.0 For Precision Positioning
   
Aug 11, 2009 AAI Signs Agreement with FAA to Research UAS Integration into National Airspace
   
Aug 11, 2009 Textron Systems Combines Overwatch Geospatial Systems and Overwatch Tactical Operations
   
Aug 10, 1009 AAI to Enhance Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems with All-Digital Tactical Common Data Link
   
Aug 4, 2009 NASA and AAI Complete Blanket Purchase Agreement for Aerosonde® Unmanned Aircraft Flight Services
   
Aug 3, 2009 AAI’s Charleston Operation Selected for 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
   
Aug 1, 2009 Jon Percy has been appointed vice president of business development and strategy.
   
Jul 31, 2009 Textron Defense Systems Creates Directed Energy Weapons Business Line
   
Jul 23, 2009 Textron Marine & Land Systems Awarded New ASV Contract from U.S. Army
   
Jul 15, 2009 Textron Defense Systems' XM1100 Scorpion Completes Successful Verification Testing and Critical Design Review
   
Jul 13, 2009 Overwatch Geospatial Systems Releases RemoteView 3.0.6 Featuring V-TRAC and RVConnect
   
Jul 6, 2009 AAI Unveils and Demonstrates Its STUAS/Tier II Contender — the Aerosonde® Mark 4.7
   
Jun 22, 2009 Overwatch Tactical Operations Receives Above and Beyond Award for Supporting America's Warfighters
   
Jun 12, 2009 AAI Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
   
Jun 11, 2009 U.S. Army Signs AXIS PRO Enterprise License Agreement with Overwatch Tactical Operations
   
Jun 2, 2009 Textron Marine and Land Systems Delivers 2000th ASV
   
Jun 1, 2009 Lycoming Receives Shingo Medallion
   
May 26, 2009 Sensor Fuzed Weapon Units from New Assembly Line Successfully Tested
   
May 14, 2009 AAI's Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Complete a Successful Simultaneous Flight Demonstration
   
May 11, 2009 Lycoming Offers Zero-time Engines for Price of Overhaul
   
May 11, 2009 Stoots Aviation Pursuing STC for Lycoming IO-390
   
May 11, 2009
AAI's Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Systems Reach 400,000 Total Flight Hours
 
May 6, 2009
Textron Defense Systems Selected to Provide Heat Shield Materials for NASA's Orion Spacecraft
 
May 4, 2009
Textron Defense Systems' XM1100 Scorpion Successful in Recent Test Events
 
Apr 30, 2009 Lycoming names UAS Program Manager
 
Apr 21, 2009 IO-390-A1A6 Joins Lycoming's Certified Engine Family
   
Apr 21, 2009 Lycoming Shares Expertise on Future of Aviation Fuel with Customers
   
Apr 21, 2009 Lycoming Chooses T&T Aviation for Final Product Development on IO-233-LSA
   
Apr 21, 2009
Textron Defense Systems Holds Second Annual Earth Day Celebration
 
Apr 3, 2009
Textron Completes Sale of HR Textron to Woodward Governor Company
 
Mar 26, 2009 Overwatch Tactical Operations Receives Award from Thales for Ka/Ku-Band Shipboard Satellite Communications Antennas
 
Mar 11, 2009 Lycoming to Receive $1.5 Million State Grant
   
Mar 9, 2009
AAI to Unveil Aerosonde® Mark 4.7 Unmanned Aircraft
 
Mar 5, 2009
Overwatch Geospatial Systems’ ELT/5500 PRO 4.0 For Precision Positioning Receives NGA Certification
 
Mar 4, 2009 Third ASTIS Contract Awarded to Overwatch Tactical Operations
 
Mar 3, 2009
Textron Marine & Land Systems to Build 15 Additional Armored Security Vehicles for U.S. Army
 
Feb 27, 2009
Textron Reaches Agreement to Sell HR Textron Operating Unit to Woodward Governor Company for $365 Million
 
Feb 25, 2009 Overwatch Tactical Operations to Demonstrate its Command and Control (C2) Applications at AUSA Winter
 
Feb 24, 2009
AAI Flies New Orbiter Miniature Unmanned Aircraft System
 
Feb 17, 2009
AAI Awarded U.S. Army STOC II Training Contract
 
Jan 29, 2009
Textron Defense Systems Named to Top 10 "Best Companies for Women to Work" by IEEE Women in Engineering
 
Jan 21, 2009 Lycoming Engines to star on ‘How It’s Made’
   
Jan 20, 2009
Overwatch Geospatial Systems Upgrades Urban Analyst
 
Jan 19, 2009 Norwegian Nansen Frigates Tap Thales for SATCOM Solution
 
Jan 5, 2009
AAI Conducts Successful Test Flight of its New Aerosonde® Mark 5 Unmanned Aircraft