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United States : $13 million drone deal for AEROVIRONMENT
Publish Date : 02-Dec-2015
AeroVironment Inc. has secured a contract worth a $13 million to supply its Puma unmanned aircraft to the Marine Corps.
The contract came from Virginia Beach, Va.-based, ADS Inc., a procurement specialist for the military and law enforcement on behalf of the Marine Corps.
As per the contract, the firm will be responsible to make delivery of the small drones within 12 months.
The Marines will make use of the 13.5 pound, hand-launched Puma aircraft for remote scouting in conjunction with two other AeroVironment drones, the Raven and Wasp.
Kirk Flittie, vice president and general manager of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment, said, The Puma unmanned aircraft delivers situational awareness directly to its operator in ground, riverine and maritime operations.
