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Five Companies Awarded Army Small UAS Contracts

The hand-launchable Altavian Nova Block III UAS is used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., district. (Photo: Business Wire)

January 11, 2013

The U.S. Army selected five companies to compete for future small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) requirements under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $248 million. Contracts were awarded to AeroVironment of Monrovia, Calif.; Elbit Systems of America in Fort Worth; Lockheed Martin in Owego, N.Y., and two small Gainesville, Fla., companies—Altavian and Innovative Automation Technologies.

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