Insitu Pacific names strong Australian team to deliver growth and sustainability expertise for LAND 129 Phase 3

BRISBANE, Australia – October 15, 2020 – As part of its ongoing commitment to sovereign defence capability, Insitu Pacific has assembled a significant team of more than 20 suppliers including small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) under its proposal to the Australian Army for LAND 129 Phase 3.

Insitu Pacific’s strong line-up of Australian partners and SMEs is focused on critical capabilities for unmanned aerial system (UAS) growth and sustainability through the life of the system, including advanced materials and propulsion, sensing and software, and seamless integration with existing and planned Australian
Defence Force systems. “These are the key local areas of expertise that will provide Army with a reliable, robust and fully integrated system today, and a cutting-edge sovereign upgrade path,” Andrew Duggan, Managing Director, Insitu Pacific said.

The Insitu Pacific LAND 129 team members include:

• Orbital UAV – Balcatta, Western Australia
• Nova Systems Australia – Brisbane, Queensland
• Ascent Vision Technologies Australia – Melbourne, Victoria
• LSM Advanced Composites – Toowoomba, Queensland
• Jayben Group – Burnie, Tasmania
• Sentient Vision Systems – Port Melbourne, Victoria
• Eylex – Castle Hill, New South Wales
• MMC Learning and Development – Burwood, New South Wales
• Bohemia Interactive Software – Williamtown, New South Wales
• SiNAB – Taren Point, New South Wales
• Currawong Engineering – Huntingfield, Tasmania
• EM Solutions – Brisbane, Queensland
• APEX Engineering –Coomera, Queensland
• Amber Technology – Warriewood, New South Wales
• Land Air Sea Space – Brookvale, New South Wales
• R.F. Technologies Aust Pty Ltd – Murrarie, Queensland
• RF Design – Brisbane, Queensland
• Pelican-Trimcast – Knoxfield, Victoria
• CR Kennedy – Brisbane, Queensland
• Hawker Pacific – Brisbane, Queensland
• EVTA Group – New Gisborne, Victoria
• Protonautics – Brisbane, Queensland
• Acute Laser – Brisbane, Queensland

“Insitu Pacific’s proposal will deliver significant value for money enabling responsive and cost effective through-life support, while providing market ready export
opportunities through the global Insitu and Boeing supply chains,” Duggan said. “Our proposal not only supports the growth of businesses directly on our team,
but also benefits their own respective ecosystems of Australian suppliers.”

A strong background in core Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) capability as well as future innovation is also key to Insitu Pacific’s local team, with support from Boeing’s Australian capability. Boeing Defence Australia will provide ILS support and integration lessons learned with Army through the Currawong Battlespace Communications System, and Boeing

Australia’s research and development work in One to Many Control, machine learning, and Detect and Avoid (DAA) technologies are being integrated into the
future roadmap. “Leveraging common capability and our Boeing-wide investment in autonomous systems is what enables our success locally on programs like the Boeing Airpower Teaming System,” said Scott Carpendale, Vice President and Managing Director, Boeing Defence Australia. “Bringing this full capability to bear to support the Insitu Pacific team will ensure Army successfully fields a robust LAND 129 capability today with a leading-edge future growth path.”

As well as internal investment in autonomous systems in Australia, Insitu Pacific has been partnering with local Australian small-to-medium enterprises and universities to design and field innovative UAS technologies since its establishment in Brisbane in 2009.

“Our LAND 129 response has enabled us to lay the groundwork to take our strong local team to the next level of capability,” Duggan said. “We’re ready to support
Army now with our trusted and proven systems, and we’re investing in future innovation and efficiency to meet Defence’s evolving requirements.”

About Insitu Pacific

Located in Brisbane, Australia Insitu Pacific was established in 2009 as a division of Insitu Inc and serves defence customers across the Asia-Pacific region and global commercial customers. We utilise expert in-house knowledge and skills to deliver trusted and proven unmanned aerial systems and end-to-end solutions for collecting,
processing and managing sensor data. To date, Insitu systems have accumulated more than 1.3 million flight hours. Insitu Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary
of The Boeing Company.

Rebecca Kind
Insitu Pacific Media
Relations

+61 481 005 298

rebecca.kind@insitupacific.com

Navy Looking at Upgrades to RQ-21 UAS

Rear Adm. Brian Corey, program executive officer – Unmanned and Strike Weapons, spoke Sept. 9 at the Unmanned Systems Defense, Protection, Security virtual conference sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Among other topics, he discussed the RQ-21 program, planned upgrades, and a proven track record of success.

“The RQ-21 has flown over 14,000 hours and has seen some of the highest readiness rates in all of naval aviation,” Corey said…

Read more at the SeaPower article here.

Insitu Pacific, Nova Systems team up for Australian-led LAND 129 solution

BRISBANE, Australia, August 26, 2020 – Insitu Pacific signed a teaming agreement with Nova Systems as part of its Australian-industry-led proposal to supply tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the Australian Army under LAND 129 Phase 3. The addition of Nova Systems to the Insitu Pacific team supports a low-risk solution and ensures a rapid, fully operational capability can be delivered to Army.

“Insitu Pacific’s experienced Australian team and our AS9100D certification underpin the delivery of a fully compliant and documented system,” said Andrew Duggan, Managing Director, Insitu Pacific. “Our solution is further strengthened by Nova Systems as acknowledged Australian experts in working through all the engineering and testing steps necessary to deliver complex UAS to the ADF. They will bring this extensive experience and expertise to bear as part of Insitu Pacific’s LAND 129 solution for Army,” Duggan said.

As one of the key Australian industry partners to form part of the comprehensive Insitu Pacific UAS offering to Army, Nova Systems is a sovereign partner and key contributor to the defence and security of Australia. For over 20 years, Nova Systems has been a trusted provider to the Australian Defence Force in the development and delivery of test, evaluation,
certification and systems assurance, capabilities critical to Defence.

“Nova Systems brings the right mix of engineering and next-gen technical skills to the Insitu Pacific LAND 129 Team,” said Peter Tippner, General Manager Aerospace and Surveillance, Nova Systems. “Our team of expert engineers has an in-depth understanding of the customer’s requirements, based on their experience with Shadow 200, and ADF UAS capabilities since 2008.

Our proven ability to integrate complex systems into the Australian Defence Force within acquisition projects such as AIR7000 Phase 1B Triton and AIR7003 Armed UAS capability, ensures that full operational capability can be achieved rapidly, with minimal risk.”

Army’s goals for capability procurement under LAND 129 include requirements to ensure that the UAS delivered are flexibly able to operate in Commercial airspace in Australia or overseas on deployment. This drives a focus on providing proven systems with extensive testing data and technical detail to enable the work necessary with Defence and Civil regulators to support these type of operations.

“The suppliers and partners we’ve assembled set the foundation for long-term Australian industry capability growth. Insitu Pacific is the local, established and low-risk Tactical UAS partner for the Commonwealth, and we’re ready to deliver, grow and sustain the next generation of Army Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems,” Duggan said.

About Insitu Pacific

Located in Brisbane, Australia Insitu Pacific was established in 2009 as a division of Insitu Inc and serves defence customers across the Asia-Pacific region and global commercial customers. We utilise expert in-house knowledge and skills to deliver end-to-end solutions for collecting, processing and managing sensor data. To date, Insitu systems have accumulated more than 1.3 million flight hours. Insitu Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company.

Contact: Rebecca Kind

Insitu Pacific Media Relations

+61 481 005 298

rebecca.kind@insitupacific.com

Standing Stronger Together For The Gorge

Insitu is honored to be working with organizations in the Columbia River Gorge to support community members in need during the global pandemic. Our employees have volunteered hundreds of hours to help out at WAGAP and other local food banks, joined Friends of Oak Grove Park for their annual cleanup of the park and hosted American Red Cross blood drives on our various campus locations, donating enough blood to save more than 540 lives. For more information on how you can help, check out WAGAP’s action center and the local Red Cross Website.

Successful Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Test

August 3, 2020: Insitu together with a research team from Washington State University demonstrated for the first time the use of a unique refueling system for powering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) using liquid hydrogen. The test demonstrated a key technology needed for long endurance, all-electric flights for medium-sized UAVs. It could also be the first step toward a future of using hydrogen in aviation. The work is being funded by the U.S. Army and the Washington Research Foundation.

Read more here.

Insitu Expands Support of USCG Counter-narcotics Operations

BINGEN, Wash., June 9, 2020 – Building on a 2018 contract award to provide ISR services onboard the entire US Coast Guard National Security Cutter fleet, Insitu was proud today of its role in the Coast Guard Cutter JAMES (WMSL-754) crew’s offload of an estimated $408 million in illegal narcotics in Port Everglades. The 75-day patrol involved joint counter-narcotics operations between USCG and SOUTHCOM marked ScanEagle’s second deployment with the ship and the latest phase of the accelerated plan to install on board the entire NSC fleet by the end of 2020.

The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and in the Caribbean Sea including contraband seized and recovered during 11 interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessels by four Coast Guard cutters and two U.S. Navy ships

On April 1, U.S. Southern Command began enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to disrupt the flow of drugs in support of Presidential National Security Objectives. Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperated in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, play a role in counter-drug operations.

Insitu ScanEagle has been deployed with US Coast Guard since 2017 supporting vital counter-narcotics effort with critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. To date, the system has played an integral role in preventing nearly $4 billion in illegal drugs reaching US shores.

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