Textron Systems Corporation

Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., supplies electronic warfare equipment, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced boresight and calibration tools, circuit card assemblies, and contractor logistics support to the Department of Defense as a large unrestricted prime contractor (98% of recent awards) and occasionally as a subcontractor on defense programs. The company does not hold SBA set-aside certifications and competes full-and-open across the defense industrial base.

Textron Systems operates from Cockeysville, Maryland as a manufacturer of goods and provider of engineering services, with primary NAICS concentration in aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (268 awards), bare printed circuit board manufacturing (227 awards), and search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems (184 awards). The company's federal footprint spans 4,651 prime and sub awards with a combined potential value of $87.12 billion, though only $11.84 billion (14%) has been obligated to date. Recent activity shows 72 awards in 2025 and 12 in 2026, following a peak of 99 awards in 2024, indicating flat-to-declining award volume year-over-year. Thirty-nine awards (combined potential value $1.16 billion) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure across its customer base.

Navy and Air Force dominate customer concentration by both award count and dollar value. The top five funding agencies by award count—Department of the Air Force (756 awards, $48.1 million), Department of the Navy (657 awards, $104.8 million), Department of the Army (523 awards), Naval Supply Systems Command (464 awards, $75 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (421 awards, $12 million)—account for 61% of all recent awards. By potential value, concentration shifts toward larger programs: Naval Sea Systems Command ($6.05 billion across 126 awards), Army PEO Aviation ($5.91 billion, 91 awards), Naval Air Systems Command ($2.99 billion, 60 awards), Special Operations Command ($2.58 billion, 64 awards), and Air Force Materiel Command ($1.19 billion, 62 awards) together represent 21% of combined potential value despite fewer award counts.

Textron Systems holds nine named parent vehicles. The Seaport-NXG multiple-award GWAC with Naval Sea Systems Command ($4 billion ceiling, awarded January 2025) anchors the largest single vehicle. The $144.1 million DEVCOM AVMC S3I JSIL contract with Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (awarded June 2023) supports unmanned aircraft systems engineering. Air Force Materiel Command vehicles include a $72.1 million Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Tester logistics support contract (awarded July 2023, multiple task orders through 2028) and the $980 million Automatic Test Systems Acquisition - I IDIQ (awarded September 2025, 10-year performance). Additional vehicles include a $72.25 million Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle in-service engineering contract with Naval Sea Systems Command, a $69.74 million Air Combat Command Radio Frequency Threat Simulator sustainment contract (awarded September 2022), and single-award IDCs for A2PATS Follow-On support ($6.14 million, Air Force Materiel Command), Navy leadership development and training ($144.1 million, Army RDECOM), and ISR services through a Basic Ordering Agreement with Naval Air Systems Command established March 2026.

Service Contract Inventory reporting captures a subset of Textron Systems' federal services work: $34.7 million invoiced across 42 SCI records (36 as prime) spanning FY2022–FY2024. Invoiced labor grew from $5.6 million in FY2022 (62.7 FTEs) to $16.8 million in FY2024 (98 FTEs), demonstrating 3-year growth in government-paid services delivery. On SCI-reportable federal service contracts, median government-paid rates ran approximately $47/hr, with senior labor pricing through $72/hr; across SCI records, Textron Systems self-performed all reported contractor hours with zero sub-engagement share, indicating direct labor delivery without documented subcontractor hours on reported contracts.

Textron Systems operates predominantly as a prime contractor with minimal subcontractor footprint (2% of recent awards by count). When subcontracting, the company partners with major primes including Lockheed Martin (repair and sustainment of Electronic Ordered Diagnostic and Simulation systems, Next Gen Electronic Optical Damage Assessment System integration), The Boeing Company (F-15EX and KC-46 software sustainment and aerospace support), General Atomics (Gray Eagle Performance-Based Logistics and Link-16 tactical systems), Northrop Grumman (Lebanon C-208 and Gun Mission Modules aircraft manufacturing), and BAE Systems (Big Safari Command and Control Management and Communications Support). Recent sub-awards from DCS Corporation, M1 Support Services, and Atlantic Diving Supply indicate selective teaming on logistics, aircraft maintenance calibration, and specialized equipment support.

Named subcontractors on Textron Systems prime contracts include Wartrom Machine Systems, Inc. (woman-owned small business providing machined parts and material for Advanced Boresight Equipment), Hodges Transportation, Inc. (HUBZone-certified small business providing vehicle testing and engineering for Littoral Combat Ship support), EXB Solutions Inc. (software and systems engineering), Advantech Industries, Inc. (machined parts and metal fabrication), Specialized Technical Systems LLC (material purchases on Navy Sea Systems Command contracts), Top Way For Commercial Services & Car Rent LTD (Iraq-based logistics support for Middle East contingency operations under a $250 million Army Central Command BPA), Imsar LLC (radar and sensor development for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations), Mag Aerospace (installation and technical assistance), Delmar Aerospace Corporation (SDVOSB-certified aircrew and maintenance training), and Repeat Consultants International LLC (petroleum products and logistics).

Textron Systems maintains substantial infrastructure and established relationships across defense and federal civilian agencies. The company's core capabilities—electronic warfare systems integration, unmanned aerial and surface vehicle support, advanced test and calibration equipment, circuit board manufacturing, and contractor logistics support—align with modernization priorities across multiple military domains. As a subsidiary of diversified Textron Inc., which also operates Bell (rotorcraft and defense systems) and Textron Aviation, the company functions as a critical supplier within a broader defense conglomerate, enabling flexible deployment of resources across complex multi-domain programs. The parent-subsidiary relationship creates teaming and revenue-sharing opportunities across Textron's portfolio while maintaining Textron Systems' standalone competitive posture in full-and-open federal procurements.