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Insitu Wins $54 Million Contract For Four New Blackjack UAS

Insitu Wins $54 Million Contract For Four New Blackjack UAS
Members of the RQ-21A Blackjack test team transport the RQ-21A Blackjack across the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) after its first flight at sea Feb. 10, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo)

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing’s [BA] Insitu Inc. a $54 million contract on Tuesday to produce four full-rate production Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) vehicles.The contract also directs the production of eight additional Blackjacks to substitute attrition aircraft, seven for the Marine Corps and one for Poland.The award includes procurement of ground control stations, launch and recovery equipment, shipboard equipment kits, and systems engineering and program management support.Work will be split between Bingen, Wash.…

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