Navy to Explore Use of eSTOL Aircraft, Issues Contract to Electra
The service is investigating the aircraft’s potential utility in environments with operational challenges or minimal infrastructure.
The service is investigating the aircraft’s potential utility in environments with operational challenges or minimal infrastructure.
The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps had grounded their fleets amid an investigation into the cause of a fatal crash off the coast of Japan.
The system is the first fully integrated, hard-mounted commercial tablet to be used as a primary mission display on a naval aircraft.
Under the deal, the company will also support air traffic control and landing systems for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command.
While the cause of the accident remains unknown, military investigators suspect a potential materiel failure played a part.
Textron also saw increases in revenue and net income, it reported in a fourth quarter earnings report.