Navy orders three drone systems from Insitu


The contract is worth roughly $41 million, according to the Pentagon.

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The contract is worth roughly $41 million, according to the Pentagon.

That will pay for three of the company’s RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems, including launch and recovery equipment.

The Blackjack is viewed as a bulkier successor to the Insitu ScanEagle system, as Flightglobal reported this summer. It is equipped with an internal bay and a variety of audio and video surveillance equipment.

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