Textron Systems Corp. last week said it has received a foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Air Force, for the sale of the sensor fuzed weapon to the Turkish Air Force.
The sale of the weapon, also known as CBU-105, will equip the Turkish Air Force F-16 with a smart weapon able to destroy multiple moving or stationary land and maritime threats, with “minimum collateral damage,” Textron Systems said.
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“We are seeing strong international interest in this very versatile weapon since its impressive debut in Operation Iraqi Freedom,” Tom Harrington, vice president of airborne products at Textron Systems, said in a news release. “Working together with the U.S. Air Force, Textron Systems is quite pleased to provide the Turkish Air Force with this powerful and proven weapon system.”
Textron Systems serves the global aerospace and defense industries. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avco Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Providence-based Textron Inc.
