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Insitu awarded Iraqi ScanEagle drone contract

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Cesar Garcia, a civilian contractor, launches a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle. The pneumatic catapult takes the UAV from 0 – 60 in 0.3 seconds. snags its recovery line after completing a flight over Iraq. The ScanEagle is being utilized by the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, to gather intelligence for U.S. and Iraqi ground forces.

Insitu has been awarded an $8.3 million delivery order to support Iraqi ScanEagle drones.

Insitu will provide “spares, support equipment, and support services for the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System operations for the government of Iraq intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services program,” according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The contract is scheduled for completion in August 2017.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.