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Boeing’s Insitu Unit To Pay $25 Million In Settlement Over ScanEagle Contracts

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

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Boeing’s Insitu Unit To Pay $25 Million In Settlement Over ScanEagle Contracts

Insitu's ScanEagle unmanned aircraft. Photo: Insitu

The Department of Justice on Tuesday said that Boeing’s [BA] Insitu business unit has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations related to overcharging on Defense Department contracts for the supply and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The settlement involves seven contracts with the Navy and Special Operations Command between 2009 and 2017 for ScanEagle UAVs in which Insitu allegedly got its customers to award the contracts based on pricing that factored in new parts and materials on…

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