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Boeing’s Insitu To Help Navy Operate UAS in Afghanistan, Contingency Missions

Boeing’s Insitu To Help Navy Operate UAS in Afghanistan, Contingency Missions

A Boeing subsidiary has won a $7,826,247 contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Navy operate and maintain the branch’s ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems. Insitu will help the Navy collect electro-optical/infrared and mid-wave infrared images during land-based operations in Afghanistan and other locations worldwide during contingency operations. The Navy awarded the modification under a previously [...]

Boeing is working on upgrades for its F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet to keep it marketable for another decade, Military.com reports. Mike Gibbons, Boeing vice president of operations for its F/A-18s and E/A-18G Growlers, told the website said the upgrades planned for the Super Hornet match those found on Insitu’s ScanEagle drone. Chief among the upgrades [...]

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