Textron's Aerosonde Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) took its inaugural operational flight from its first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the LCS-28 USS Savannah.

Textron Systems Corporation announced that it has been awarded an initial contract valued at up to $19.5 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to two Independence Class LCS and one Freedom Class LCS variants.

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that the Aerosonde Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) aboard the USS Miguel Keith, designated ESB 5, took its first operational flight.