Textron is currently one of the largest UAV suppliers to the US military.

CEO and managing director of Orbital welcomed the agreement.

“We are delighted to announce this major new collaboration with Lycoming and to be working with Textron Systems on a joint development program.

“This relationship further enhances our status within the global UAV defence industry and provides the opportunity to increase our market share and deliver on our strategic growth objectives,” Alder said.

Senior vice president for air systems at Textron, Wayne Prender, noted that the agreement will bolster Textron’s UAV resilience.

“For more than four decades, Textron Systems has been designing, manufacturing, operating and supporting some of the world’s most reliable and trusted multi-mission unmanned aircraft, including the Aerosonde and Shadow systems,” Prender said.

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“Orbital UAV’s heavy fuel technology and design expertise coupled with Lycoming Engines’ world-class reputation further supports Textron Systems’ industry-leading UAV mission readiness rates and reputation for reliability and durability.”

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Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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