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Canada Taps Insitu For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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Boeing's [BA] Insitu recently said it has received a $30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces' intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in Afghanistan. The initial one-year contract includes two additional one-year options. The award comes after the company's Scan Eagle UAV successfully proved itself on the battlefield in support of Canadian troops in Afghanistan under an interim contract. The new contract includes in-theater flight operations, on-demand…

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