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Textron Systems Weapon Systems

Textron Systems is Textron Inc.'s defense and aerospace business segment, building and supporting military technologies across air, land, and sea. In this catalog it anchors systems such as the CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon, where the profile provides company context behind the manufacturer facet.

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Textron Systems is the defense-oriented segment of Textron Inc. and describes itself as a developer, manufacturer, integrator, and support organization for military, government, and commercial customers. Its current portfolio spans autonomous systems, air, land, sea, training, test, and support work.

The catalog uses this builder profile for systems manufactured under the Textron Systems name or its legacy defense businesses. The connected archive entry here is the CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon, which sits within the company's long-running ordnance and sensor-fuzed munitions lineage.

defense technologiesautonomous systemsair-launched munitionstraining and simulationtest and support services

Notable Systems

CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon

Cataloged air-delivered munition built by Textron Systems; the builder profile supplies company context for the weapon record.

Sources: manufacturer, background

Builder History

  1. AAI founded in Baltimore County

    Textron Systems traces part of its lineage to AAI Inc., founded in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1950.

    Sources: AAI history

  2. Textron reports Textron Systems as a business segment

    Textron's 2024 annual report lists Textron Systems as one of the company's operating segments.

    Sources: Textron 2024 Annual Report

  3. Hunt Valley operations remain active

    Textron Systems' 2026 site and career pages continue to reference Hunt Valley, Maryland, as a major operating location for current programs and support work.

    Sources: Textron Systems operational footprint, Textron Systems careers

Predecessors
AAI Inc.
Subsidiaries
Howe & HoweATACLycoming Engines
Website links
Textron SystemsAbout Textron SystemsOperational Footprint

Textron Systems is a current Textron Inc. business segment with legacy AAI roots. Reliable public sources identify Hunt Valley as a major operating location, but this profile does not invent a headquarters field because a clean headquarters citation was not confirmed.

Builder Sources

  • About Textron SystemsPublisher: Textron Systems | Note: Official company page describing Textron Systems as part of Textron Inc. and summarizing its defense, government, and aerospace focus. | Accessed: 2026-06-22
  • Our CompanyPublisher: Textron Systems | Note: Official company overview supporting the defense, air/land/sea, development, manufacturing, training, fielding, support, and sustainment context. | Accessed: 2026-06-22
  • Where We Work & LivePublisher: Textron Systems | Note: Official careers page naming Hunt Valley, Maryland, as a major Textron Systems location; used for current operational context rather than headquarters. | Accessed: 2026-06-22
  • Operational FootprintPublisher: Textron Systems | Note: Official footprint page supporting current manufacturing, test, training, and support locations used by Textron Systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-22
  • Textron 2025 Annual ReportPublisher: Textron Inc. | Note: Annual report supporting Textron Systems as a Textron segment that develops, manufactures, and integrates products and services for military, government, and commercial customers. | Accessed: 2026-06-22
  • AAI historyPublisher: Textron Systems | Note: Company history page supporting the 1950 founding of AAI Inc. in Baltimore County, Maryland, and the legacy business lines that fed into Textron Systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-22

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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