WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Textron Aviation (TXT) Wednesday announced the award
of a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command for two Cessna Grand Caravan
EX turboprop aircraft for the Djiboutian Air Force.

This acquisition is the third delivery order under a recently established up to
$100 million contract over a five-year period.

Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron Aviation said, 'The
two special missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft will be Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance equipped to ensure the border sovereignty of
the country of Djibouti.'

Recently, under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the
company has received delivery orders for three Beechcraft King Air 360ER
aircraft two destined for the Peruvian Naval Aviation Force and one the
Ecuadorian Naval Aviation.



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