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Afghanistan orders more ScanEagles

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150625-N-SQ656-452 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) A ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle from ScanEagle Guardian Eight Site sits ready for launch by Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. McCollum met with deployed Sailors in his area of responsibility assigned to Train, Advise and Assist Command – South based at Kandahar Airfield. ScanEagle missions include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the NATO-led Resolute Support effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kristine Volk, Resolute Support Public Affairs/Released)

Insitu has been awarded a $19.6 million delivery order to provide more ScanEagle UAVs to Afghanistan.

The order includes “five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), spares, support equipment, field service representatives, operators to provide technical services, site surveys, site activations teams, and program management to sustain and operate the ScanEagle UASs within Afghanistan,” according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The contract is scheduled to be completed by April 2018.

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