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U.S. Navy Hands Over RQ-21A UAV To The Royal Thai Navy
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas presided over a ceremony to officially hand over the RQ-21A Unmanned Aircraft System to the Royal Thai Navy on May 24.

Royal Australian Navy Awards ScanEagle Contract Extension to Insitu Pacific
Insitu Pacific has been awarded a three-year contract extension by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for the sustainment of its ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).

Insitu, GKN Aerospace and TNO Team Up to Develop Advanced Radar System for Integrator UAS
Responding to increasing needs for operational flexibility in the defense industry, Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, GKN Aerospace and TNO have jointly developed a distinctive multifunction imaging radar system for the Integrator Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).

ADEX 2021: Korean Air signs MOU with Insitu to develop VTOL UAV
A computer-generated image of the KUS-VS ‘lift & cruise’ VTOL UAV that Korean Air is currently developing for tactical operations. At ADEX 2021 the company signed an MOU with Insitu to develop a new lightweight, modular VTOL UAV. (Korean Air)

Insitu and MDSI to Collaborate on UAS Opportunities in Denmark and Beyond
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with MDSI ApS of Copenhagen, Denmark to collaborate on unmanned aircraft system (UAS) opportunities with the Danish Defence and potentially other customers across the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) and the European Union (EU).

Insitu Forms Partnership for Drone Operations in the Arctic
The Insitu ScanEagle UAS has flown more than 1.3 million hours in the world’s most challenging conditions. The alliance with Robot Aviation of Hønefoss, Norway and Andøya Space of Andenes, Norway will synergize each company’s capabilities and experience to offer products and services optimized for the harsh environments north of…

Navy asks Boeing Insitu to provide new small unmanned aircraft with sensor payloads for reconnaissance
Blackjack’s sensor payload has visible-light imager, mid-wave infrared imager, laser rangefinder, infrared marker, and automatic identification.

Brunei receives Integrator to monitor maritime areas
The US has supplied the Insitu Integrator UAV system to Brunei. (US Embassy in Brunei)

Advanced Technology to Enable Drone Integration in Airspace
An advanced Detect and Avoid (DAA) capability is now ready to field in real-world operations after test flights in Australia demonstrated enhanced detection ranges between an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and other airspace users.

Small unmanned aircraft like the Insitu ScanEagle and Blackjack may help reshape naval maritime surveillance
Navy’s continued use of aircraft carriers may require enhancing maritime airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Equipping surface ships with small unmanned aerial systems expands their surveillance horizons, lethality, and overall effectiveness at a low cost.

