Textron Systems

Allison Transmission will provide its eGen Force electric hybrid system for American Rheinmetall Vehicles' Team Lynx prototype, which was selected for Phases 3 and 4 of the U.S. Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program (XM30). Prototype build and test will begin in 2026, with low-rate initial production in late 2027.

AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, was awarded a $19.6 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Air Force for production of the Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Tester (JSECST) and retrofit kits for multiple aircraft. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with completion expected by April 28, 2021.

Textron Systems, a segment of Textron Inc., has entered into a letter of intent to purchase Howe & Howe Technologies, a leader in advanced robotic land vehicles. The deal value was not disclosed.

AAI Corporation, doing business as Textron Systems, was awarded a $14,109,959 contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone for common airframe structural components. The award date was November 7, 2016.