TEXTRON AVIATION SPECIAL MISSIONS CESSNA GRAND CARAVANS TO BE ACQUIRED TO AID IN HORN OF AFRICA SECURITY

 Two Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft will be equipped to ensure the border sovereignty of
the country of Djibouti

WICHITA, Kan. (March 13, 2024) — Textron Aviation today announced the award of a
contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, for two Cessna
Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft. The aircraft will be owned and operated by the
Djiboutian Air Force (DAF). This acquisition is the third delivery order under a recently
established indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that allows up to $100
million U.S. dollars for the acquisition of Textron Aviation aircraft over a five-year period.

The Cessna Grand Caravan EX is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc., a
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company.

“The two special missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft will be Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance equipped to ensure the border sovereignty of the
country of Djibouti,” said Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron
“The two special missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft will be Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance equipped to ensure the border sovereignty of the
country of Djibouti,” said Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron

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