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March 20, 2021

Classic Aero-TV: The Patrouille De France--The Long-Awaited US Tour

From 2017 (YouTubeVersion): Team Trained All Winter To Adapt To U.S. Air Show Rules

The Patrouille de France performed in April at Sun 'n Fun, and then toured a large portion of the U.S. during the month of April. In an interview with ANN Editor in Chief Jim Campbell, Lead Solo Pilot Capt. Aubert said that the team trained all winter for the 2017 demonstration to match with U.S. regulations for military team performances at air shows. The logistics were challenging, but he said that at each location in the U.S., the team had support personnel waiting for them to help facilitate their performances. Capt. Aubert said one change from a European tour was t

Will Modernize The Current Shadow RQ-7B Block II

Textron Systems has received a contract for up to $607 million from the U.S. Army to provide contract logistics support, field services, and engineering support along with the retrofit of the existing Shadow Block II Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) to the upgraded Block III configuration. This award follows a successful Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) of the Block III configuration by the Army in late 2020.