Exelis to supply BRU-71/A for MQ-9 Reaper
Exelis has received a $27 million follow-on contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the BRU-71/A ejector rack, the company announced on 21 January.
The contract will see Exelis produce 619 BRU-71/A ejector rack units for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAV.
The BRU-71/A is a pneumatic carriage and release system that uses compressed air rather than pyrotechnic cartridges to deploy payloads. The use of pneumatic technology reduces wear-and-tear and overall system maintenance and life-cycle costs.
This award is the third BRU-71/A follow-on production contract for Exelis. Deliveries of the latest batch will begin in October 2015 and will be completed in August 2016.
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