Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow): Cost, Contracts…

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The RQ-7B Shadow is the Army's tactical unmanned aircraft system, giving each brigade combat team near-real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and force protection. DoD's 'Tactical UAV' program code covers Shadow purchases and logistics support and also MQ-1C Gray Eagle awards from fiscal 2012, so this page includes both.

Contracts$7.83B obligated since FY2008

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Textron$3.96B 51%
General Atomics$3.17B 41%
AeroVironment$568M 7.3%
RTX$115M 1.5%
L3Harris Technologies$15.9M 0.2%
General Dynamics$1.0M 0.0%
BAE Systems$499K 0.0%
Boeing$257K 0.0%
Northrop Grumman$171K 0.0%

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								Conf.
AeroVironment	DELIVERY ORDER FOR PUMA LE SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF TUNISIA	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Oct 27, 2025	$6.3M	$6.3M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
L3Harris Technologies	PRODUCTION, DEPOT MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINMENT FOR L3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM-WEST (CSW) SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS (CAGE CODE 06401) FOR THE RQ-7BV2 TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (TUAS).	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Mar 6, 2023	$6.2M	$6.2M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
L3Harris Technologies	PRODUCTION, DEPOT MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINMENT FOR L3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM-WEST (CSW) SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS (CAGE CODE 06401) FOR THE RQ-7BV2 TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (TUAS).	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Mar 29, 2022	$9.7M	$9.7M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE SHADOW UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 31, 2020	$326M	$710M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	ENGINEERING SERVICES - CPFF	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Jan 17, 2020	$3.2M	$3.3M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT FOR SHADOW UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL/SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2015.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 28, 2013	$230M	$371M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	MALET MQ-9 AIR HANDLER CHEEKS	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Oct 4, 2013	$5.9M	$6.1M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Sep 25, 2013	$75.0M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FY13	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 18, 2012	$130M	$131M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	FY 12 PROCUREMENT OF TWO (2) MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE SYSTEMS FOR FIELDING UNITS SIXTH AND SEVENTH UNIT EQUIPPED (UE) AND FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL ATTRITION AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING INITIAL SPARES, PLUS ADDITIONAL HARDWARE NECESSARY TO BACK-FILL FIELDED UNITS FIRST THRU THE FIFTH UE, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAINING BASE IN FT. HUACHUCA (FHU), AZ AND RAPID INTEGRATION AND ACCEPTANCE CENTER (RIAC) IN DUGWAY, UT WITH THE LATEST CONFIGURATION OF GROUND EQUIPMENT FOR LRIP (LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION) III	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jul 6, 2012	$539M	$539M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	AWARD OF UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION (UCA) FOR FY 12 MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE PROGRAM OF RECORD AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY PERFORMANCE-BASED LOGISTICS PRODUCT SUPPORT.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 7, 2012	$1.10B	$2.35B	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	THIS IS A FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT FOR FY12 RAVEN CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE ARMY, USMC AND ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES. A PRICED RANGE OPTION FOR FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT (1 - 4) WAS INCORPORATED.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Mar 1, 2012	$21.9M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	THIS LETTER CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDED FISCAL YEAR 2012 SHADOW PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ARMY AND USMC SHADOW SYSTEMS.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Feb 29, 2012	$338M	$328M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
RTX	DDR CONTRACT	U.S. Air Force	Definitive Contract	Feb 2, 2012	$84.1M	$7.6M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	MQ-1 DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSOR RETROFIT KITS	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Jun 1, 2011	$2.3M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	THIS IS THE FOLLOW-ON RAVEN SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (SUAS)PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 23, 2011	$88.0M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	GRAY EAGLE LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION II	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Apr 8, 2011	$326M	$326M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
RTX	MTS CY11 CLS REPLENISHMENT SPARES	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Mar 29, 2011	$30.4M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	IP MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Mar 18, 2011	$13.3M	$13.3M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	LYNX DUAL BEAM RADAR	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Mar 17, 2011	$12.0M	$12.0M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Dynamics Information Technology	A&AS	U.S. Air Force	Definitive Contract	Jan 31, 2011	$1.0M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation	GLOBAL HAWK BOA '08	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Dec 20, 2010	$171K	$96K	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	PUMA CLS AND NEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 15, 2010	$57.6M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL BOA	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Sep 2, 2010	$3.1M	$1.2M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	FY 09 SUPPLEMENTAL (PRTA) HARDWARE, LRIP I AND CERDEC REQUIREMENTS.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 14, 2010	$391M	$391M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	FY 2010 SHADOW 200 TUAS PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 30, 2009	$471M	$468M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Boeing	MEASURE AND QUANTIFY	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Sep 28, 2009	$257K	$257K	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	DDL SYSTEM RETROFIT	U.S. Special Operations Command	Delivery Order	Sep 18, 2009	$250K	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	DDL SYSTEM RETROFIT	U.S. Special Operations Command	Delivery Order	May 29, 2009	$3.3M	$3.3M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	EXTENDED RANGE/MULTI-PURPOSE CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 20, 2009	$248M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
BAE Systems	SILVER FOX UAV SYSTEMS	U.S. Air Force	Purchase Order	Feb 29, 2008	$499K	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	ADMIN MOD	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Feb 28, 2008	$20.3M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	Delivery Order W31P4Q05G0004	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 20, 2007	$70K	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	Definitive Contract W58RGZ06C0190	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Nov 29, 2007	$204M	$0	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	A NEW ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT FOR FY 08 - FY 10.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Nov 26, 2007	$243M	$243M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	Definitive Contract W31P4Q06C0292	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Nov 13, 2007	$7.4M	$225M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	Delivery Order F3365702G4035	U.S. Air Force	Delivery Order	Nov 6, 2007	$605K	$0	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	PBL CONTRACT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Nov 1, 2007	$451M	$451M	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	PROCURE 14 SHADOW UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 31, 2007	$1.55B	$1.60B	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	ERMP UAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION (SDD)	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 18, 2007	$436M	$0	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
Textron Systems	NAVY JUSC2 ACTD STANAG	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Oct 10, 2007	$368K	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported
AeroVironment	Definitive Contract W58RGZ05C0338	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 9, 2007	$391M	—	Army Tactical UAS (RQ-7B Shadow)	Reported

Obligations are signed USAspending prime-contract actions coded to this program, FY2008 to date, credited to the company that received each action. Obligations are money committed, not company revenue.

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