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Farnborough 2010: AAI hits target with third international Shadow buy

21st July 2010 - 13:20 GMT | by Darren Lake in Farnborough

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The Australian government is believed to have ended speculation about its long running JP129 tactical UAS procurement by signing a deal with the US government to procure AAI-Textron's RQ-7B Shadow 200.

The US government?s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on 6 May of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of two Shadow 200 UAS, and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $218 million.

Australia's defence minister John Faulkner formally approved the FMS last week. The deal for Shadow is believed to have been given the nod by Faulkner alongside several other FMS

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