Article: Textron Defense Systems' XM1100 Scorpion[TM] Completes Simulated Urban Environment Tests.

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions platform has completed a test series focused on demonstrating the system's capabilities in urban environments.

Testing was held at Fort Benning, Georgia, where the Scorpion system performed in both day and nighttime scenarios. Fort Benning's military operations in urban terrain, or MOUT, site was used for the test series. This site accurately emulates a populated town including roadways, public areas and buildings, shops and residential buildings. The rigorous test series ...

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