Insitu to Deliver ScanEagle Drones to the U.S. Navy, FMS Customers

Boeing’s Insitu Inc. won $12.5 million to supply ScanEagle drones to the U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers.

This modification increases the ceiling to provide additional air vehicles, support equipment and spares in support of the RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and ScanEagle UAS for the Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers, a U.S. DoD release today said.

The ScanEagle UAV is 5.1 feet long with a 5.6-foot wingspan. It weighs as much as 48.5 pounds and can carry a 7.5-pound sensor payload. The UAV can fly for more than 24 hours at altitudes as high as 19.500 feet, and at speeds to 80 knots.