Textron Systems Corporation

01/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2026 08:25

Textron Systems Awarded $163.4m Security Assistance Contract To Deliver 65 COMMANDO™ Select Vehicles To Ukraine

Textron Systems Awarded $163.4m Security Assistance Contract To Deliver 65 COMMANDO™ Select Vehicles To Ukraine

The Vehicle Offers a Combination of Lethality, Survivability, Mobility, and Sustainability

SLIDELL, LA., Jan., 20, 2026 - Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a $163.4M contract through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism from the U.S. Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) to provide 65 Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV), COMMANDO™ Select vehicles, including one year of spare parts. The three-year firm fixed priced award covers the build and delivery of the new vehicles to support USAI, strengthening Ukraine's military by improving ground mobility and defensive capabilities.

Textron Systems' COMMANDO™ Select vehicle is trusted for its performance in the toughest environments, giving operators the ability to go almost anywhere to perform their mission. The vehicle is equipped with exceptional crew protection, while delivering greater mobility than similar armored vehicles on the market.

"Textron Systems has delivered hundreds of COMMANDO vehicles to the U.S. Army over the last two decades," said David Phillips, Senior Vice President Air, Land and Sea Systems. "The COMMANDO Select has demonstrated support to soldiers, serving as a combat-proven armored personnel carrier performing secure personnel movement, military police and constabulary operations as well as command and control operations to support ground mobility missions."

Textron Systems has built and delivered over 10,000 ground vehicles over the last several decades for a variety of customers. Combat-proven in the toughest combat environments, the COMMANDO Select is designed to be easy to operate and maintain with readily available parts, training and service support.

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About Textron Systems

Textron Systems is a world leader in uncrewed air, surface and land products, services and support founded on the combined expertise in our family of brands that includes Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming, and ATAC. We harness the unlimited power of teamwork to solve incredible problems across seven specialized domains: air, land, sea, propulsion, weapon systems, electronic systems and test, training & simulation. From product development and manufacturing to training, operations and support, we integrate and offer ingenious and advanced solutions to support defense, aerospace, and other customer missions. For more information, visit https://www.textronsystems.com.

About Textron Inc.

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. For more information, visit: https://www.textron.com.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements which may project revenues or describe strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; these statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks related to U.S. Government contracts as described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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