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Region: USA and Canada Country: USA Category: UAV Company: Insitu

Use(s): land- or sea-based long-endurance ISR with custom payload integration Manufacturer: Insitu Inc Powerplant: 6kW advanced reciprocating engine - 100 octane unleaded non-oxygenated gasoline or carburetted heavy fuel (JP-5, JP-8, Jet-A) Dimensions: length: 2.2m, wingspan: 4.8m Weight: MTOW: 61.2kg (135lb) Performance: speed: 148km/h, endurance: 24hr, ceiling: 4,573m, endurance speed: 101km/h, mission radius: 100km LoS Payload: multi-function turret with EO camera, LWIR and MWIR imagers, infrared marker and laser rangefinder in inertially stabilised turret, plug-and-play payload bays carry up to 17kg Data Link: digital uplink/downlink Guidance/Tracking: fully autonomous, DGPS navigation from launch to retrieval Launch: autonomous via pneumatic catapult Recovery: autonomous via patented SkyHook wingtip rope-snag or belly landing Structure Material: composite Electrical Power: 350W GCS: laptop-based ground control system Status: in production

2014-02-18

Insitu upgrades unmanned aircraft system common command and control system

Insitu introduces version 2.0 of its ICOMC2 common command and control system, enabling a single operator to control multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

2014-02-11

UAV successfully sees and avoids another aircraft while in flight

In a recent flight test in Australia, a Scan Eagle UAV succeeded in visually identifying an approaching Cessna aircraft, and letting its own ground-based operators know that evasive action was required.

2013-05-15

sUAS News has 1667 followers on Twitter Insitu Pacific delivers ScanEagle UAS

BRISBANE, Australia, A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system has been delivered to Japan by Australia’s Insitu Pacific for use by the country’s land self-defense force.

2013-04-11

UAS-maker partners for Brazilian market

U.S. unmanned aerial systems producer Insitu is teaming with Brazil’s Santos Lab for manufacturing and marketing of its drones in the country.

2013-04-10

Insitu Announces Successful First Maritime Flight of RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System

Insitu Inc. announced today the successful first maritime flight of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) RQ-21A. The nearly two-hour flight launched from the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) after three months of land-based development testing and operational assessment.

2013-02-22

Insitu Awarded Special Forces Contract for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Insitu Inc. announced today that the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded the company a Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) Intelligence Gathering, Target Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services contract for 26 months through Feb. 28, 2015.

2012-10-31

Insitu Pacific Successfully Integrates McQ Sensor Technology with ScanEagle UAS

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 30, 2012 — Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it has successfully completed integration between its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and the McQ iScout Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) and OmniWatch technologies.

2011-11-14

Insitu, ADASI to Collaborate on Delivery of Innovative ISR in the Middle East

Insitu Inc. announced today a new alliance that will facilitate world-class systems and support for current and future customers in the Middle East. The collaboration with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), allows for support and sustainment of Insitu’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) products and services.

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2017-09-11
FAA Small Drone Rule Lets Unmanned Aircraft Soar

A host of new users is changing the world of commercial aviation thanks in large part to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small unmanned aircraft rule, Part 107 (PDF), which has now been in place for a year.