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Insitu Could Release ScanEagle 2 In 2016

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Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

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Insitu Could Release ScanEagle 2 In 2016

Insitu's ScanEagle 2 UAV could be released in 2016. Photo: Insitu.

Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu could release its ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2016, according to a senior company official.Insitu ScanEagle Product Line Director Don Williamson told Defense Daily Tuesday the company’s follow-up to its popular ScanEagle UAV was in the final development stages. Williamson said a highlight of ScanEagle 2 will be its clean sheet-designed, two-stroke engine created by Australia’s Orbital, which Insitu selected from among 52 companies in a global search to design ScanEagle 2’s engine.Williamson said…

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