AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A third follow-on contract has been given to Exelis for production of weapons carriage and release racks for B/MQ-9 unmanned aircraft used by the U.S. military.
The award is worth more than $27 million and was issued by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc, manufacturer of the MQ-9 Reaper, formerly called the Predator B.