Insitu
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Unmanned aerial systems |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Bingen, Washington, US |
Key people | Lynn Fox (President & CEO) |
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Number of employees | c. 1,000 (2022)[1] |
Parent | Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
Website | insitu |
Footnotes / references [2][3][4] |
Insitu Inc. is an American company that designs, develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and has several offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.[4] Its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms—ScanEagle, Integrator, Integrator Extended Range (ER), ScanEagle 3 and RQ-21A Blackjack, have logged 1.3 million operational flight hours as of May 2022[update].[5]
History
Insitu was founded in 1994 by engineers interested in creating miniature robotic aircraft. [6] It went on to develop the Aerosonde concept for long-range weather reconnaissance. The company derives its name from the process of measuring the atmosphere in situ (in place), as opposed to remotely, by satellite.[citation needed] At the end of the 1990s the company transitioned to the SeaScan concept for imaging reconnaissance from tuna seiners. With the onset of the Iraq War in 2003, SeaScan turned into ScanEagle, and Insitu focused their efforts on military applications. Insitu was acquired by long-time partner Boeing in 2008.
In 2015, it acquired the 2d3 company.[7][8] In addition to its defense business, the company announced the establishment of its commercial business unit, Insitu Commercial, in 2016.[citation needed]
Products
Insitu, with the U.S. Navy, developed the RQ-21A Blackjack to fill the requirement for a small tactical UAS capable of operating from both land and sea.[9] The Integrator is the standard variant of the RQ-21A. Insitu's UAVs are launched via a pneumatic catapult launcher and are recovered using the SkyHook recovery system.[4] Insitu also provides services and training for its UAVs.
Insitu customer documentation is written to the ASD-STE100 standard.
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References
- ^ "Community Engagement". Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Insitu, Inc. Contact Information". Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Insitu Team". Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Corfield, Gareth (18 May 2018). "Eye in the sea skies: Insitu flies Scaneagle 3 UAV in first public demo". The Register. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Why Insitu". 2022.
- ^ "Insitu, founded in 1994, produces aircraft for militaries". The Bulletin. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Insitu History page". 2015.
- ^ "Boeing Acquires 2d3 Sensing to Enhance ISR on UAS". Avionics. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Products". Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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