US Army contracts AeroVironment for Switchblade 300 logistics support 23 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 23rd, 2021 16:43)
The US Army has awarded the Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems contractor logistics support contract to AeroVironment.
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The US Army has awarded the Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems contractor logistics support contract to AeroVironment.
The latest contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract order. It is part of the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme.
The company noted that the funding value allotted for contractor logistics support is around $13m. The potential value of the contract amounts to nearly $41m.
The financing for the contract was authorised through a Department of Defense (DoD)-approved Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS).
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Aerovironment said it won a U.S. Army contract to provide additional Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems.
The $44.96 million contract is part of the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme. It covers includes the first approved foreign military sales (FMS) export of Switchblade 300 to an undisclosed allied nation. It increases the total value of the contract to approximately $122.5 million, it said in a statement April 20.
The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) – Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. DoD FMS programme are managing the contract option. The company won the original LMAMS contract in 2011.
AeroVironment to provide more Switchblade 300 systems to US Army 21 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 21st, 2021 15:29)
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provider AeroVironment has secured a contract to provide more Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems to the US Army.
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Switchblade 300 is a back-packable and rapidly deployable tactical missile system. Credit: AeroVironment, Inc.
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provider AeroVironment has secured a contract to provide more Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems to the US Army.
The contract is part of the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme.
AeroVironment was awarded the original LMAMS contract in 2011.
The company said that the latest $44.96m two-year contract option also includes the first approved foreign military sales (FMS) export of Switchblade 300 to an undisclosed allied nation.
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Combat proven Switchblade 300 with patented “wave-off” feature and recommit ability provides operators with increased lethality, reach and precision strike capabilities with low collateral effects
Contract option includes first approved export to an allied nation, extending Switchblade’s unique capabilities to friendly forces and promoting interoperability for joint operations
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced the U.S. Army has exercised an option on its Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) contract for additional Switchblade® 300 tactical missile systems for the Army and for export to an allied nation. The $44,961,751 contract option increases the total value of the contract to $122,523,677. Delivery will take place over a two-year period.
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