Founded in 1955, Textron Defense Systems manufactures a range of air-launched submunition and weapons. It also provides battlefield munitions and sensor, ground and airborne surveillance systems. The company operates Innovative Survivability Technologies, which offers vehicle protection and radiation detection systems for homeland security applications. Textron Defense Systems serves the aerospace, defense and security industries worldwide. Its products include the Sensor Fuzed Weapon, Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser, Clean Lightweight Area Weapon and Selectively Targeted Skeet Submunition. The company also offers the Medium Wave Infrared Array and Mobile Microwave Landing System. Textron Defense Systems is an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation, which provides intelligence software solutions, aircraft control components, piston engines, armored vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems. It operates AAI, HR Textron, Lycoming, Overwatch Tactical Operations, Overwatch Geospatial Systems, and Textron Marine & Land Systems.