Launching of ScanEagle UAV (photo : FlightGlobal)
BRISBANE,
Australia - Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of
Insitu Inc., announced today that it was awarded a contract to provide its
ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the Republic of Singapore Navy
(RSN). The delivery of these systems
will be accompanied by training, logistics and ship installation, as well as
specialist in-country maintenance support. The ScanEagle UAS is being fitted
for the fastest ships in the RSN's fleet, the missile corvettes.
Recent RSN
sea testing and other trials have demonstrated that the ScanEagle UAS improves
situational awareness at sea. ScanEagle is uniquely suited to maritime
operations and offers the substantial advantage of being used in conjunction
with rotary wing assets. The system does not require a helicopter deck or
hangar storage space in order to be operated, and it can be integrated on small
vessels like corvettes and patrol boats. It is unique in offering smaller naval
surface combatants that do not have helicopter decks or handling facilities, a
capable and proven intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
solution.
Insitu
Pacific's ScanEagle UAS offers unrivalled persistence and situational awareness
with an endurance of greater than 24 hours and a flexible range of payload
options. With its small operational footprint, the system is one of the most
proven-at-sea tactical UAS available in the world today. Insitu's ScanEagle has
surpassed 600,000 combat flight hours globally, including more than 23,000
shipboard flight hours and 2,900 shipboard sorties.
“Insitu
Pacific is extremely pleased to be working closely with the Republic of
Singapore Navy for the provision of the ScanEagle UAS. ScanEagle's proven
capability as a highly persistent ISR force multiplier in the maritime domain
will provide Navy commanders with an organic ISR capability offering
significant operational advantages,” said Insitu Pacific Managing Director
Andrew Duggan. “ScanEagle is unique in that it is the only proven fixed wing
UAS solution operating from ships in the world today with over 23,000 shipborne
flight hours globally. It also has the advantage of not requiring the use of a
helicopter deck. This is critical on Frigates and smaller combatants where
there is often only space to embark and operate one rotary wing platform at a
time.”
(InSitu)
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