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NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Maureen Collins
Tel:1-978-657-2482
email:mcollins@systems.textron.com
Full Rate Production 3 Contract Increases United States Air Force
Total Purchase to More Than 2000 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW)
Wilmington, MA, USA, September 7, 1998 -- In February 1998, Textron Systems announced it had been awarded a $144 million contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to provide the United States Air Force (USAF with 550 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW). The Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a direct-strike, ir-to-ground, smart munition developed in partnership with the USAF. The Full Rate Production (FRP) 3 purchase increases the total quantity purchased y the USAF to more than 2000 weapons. The USAF has an inventory objective of 5000weapons. Delivery of the FRP3 units is scheduled to begin the first quarter of 1999.
The SFW can be deployed on operational USAF and NATO tactical aircraft and delivered day or night from altitudes of 200 to 20,000 feet, at speeds up to 650 knots. It has been certified for carriage and release from many USAF tactical aircraft including the F-16 fighter.
Known to the USAF as CBU-97, SFW utilizes smart Skeet warhead technology to seek and sense moving or stationary land combat vehicles. One weapon can effectively destroy moving and stationary land combat vehicles within a 15-acre coverage area. The U.S. Air Force has successfully tested more than 100 Sensor Fuzed Weapons.
Textron Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is a leading supplier of advanced systems, components and materials for use in defense, aerospace, automotive and industrial applications. Textron Systems is an ISO 9001 registered manufacturer.
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is a $10.5 billion global, multi-industry company with market leading operations in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial and Finance.
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