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Paris Air Show: Additional payload requirement for MEUAS III

22nd June 2017 - 16:00 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Paris

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The NAVAIR and MEUSS III awards announced recently, which will enable Textron Systems to put itself forward for future UAS-based tasking orders, has been met positively by company officials.

On 14 June the company was selected to compete for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) III task orders from the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

The company is eligible to compete for opportunities to provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated (Co-Co) operations with its Aerosonde UAS.

MEUAS III is a follow-on contract for UAS intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services supporting SOF operations at multiple international sites.

This includes planning, coordination, certification, installation, pre-deployment, deployment, logistics,

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