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UAS Tactical Systems takes order
UAS Tactical Systems has won a Thales UK contract worth around $70 million. The company is to provide logistics support services for the Watchkeeper project over the next three years.
UAS, based in Leicester UK, is a subsidiary of Israel-based defense contractor Elbit Systems (51%). The rest is owned by Thales UK. The company will be responsible for development & integration, test flights and the manufacture of the sub-systems, including the unmanned aircraft, the ground control station and other systems, writes Reuters.
The project's prime contractor however will be Thales UK.