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Euronaval: Insitu introduces ScanEagle 2
Insitu has introduced a new version of its ScanEagle unmanned
air vehicle with a new-build engine that could facilitate further
business in the commercial market.
The company tasked Orbital with building a new engine to
increase the reliability of the UAV, a feature that will appeal to
the commercial UAV market as it ensures a safer system for
integration into national airspace.
increase the reliability of the UAV, a feature that will appeal to
the commercial UAV market as it ensures a safer system for
integration into national airspace.
ScanEagle has been operational for some 10 years, during
which time it has amassed some 800,000 flight hours with
the US Navy, among others. The new iteration allows it
to keep up with technology that has developed over the past
decade.
which time it has amassed some 800,000 flight hours with
the US Navy, among others. The new iteration allows it
to keep up with technology that has developed over the past
decade.
“There are obviously many lessons learned, and there are lots
of areas that we identified for constant improvement of the
system,” Ryan Hartman, president and chief executive of
Insitu, told Flightglobal at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris.
“Technology has matured to a point where we can do a
quantum leap, if you will, in a few areas.
of areas that we identified for constant improvement of the
system,” Ryan Hartman, president and chief executive of
Insitu, told Flightglobal at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris.
“Technology has matured to a point where we can do a
quantum leap, if you will, in a few areas.
“The new engine brings a purpose-built heavy-fuel engine to
ScanEagle for increased reliability." This is the first
reciprocating internal combustion propulsion system designed
and manufactured specifically for a UAV, the company says.
Insitu is assessing how an upgrade package will be offered to
existing ScanEagle operators, but said that it expects
ConocoPhilips, which operates the ScanEagle in US
airspace in Alaska, to opt for the upgraded system when the
fourth year of contracted services is negotiated.
existing ScanEagle operators, but said that it expects
ConocoPhilips, which operates the ScanEagle in US
airspace in Alaska, to opt for the upgraded system when the
fourth year of contracted services is negotiated.
Hartman said the commercial market, unlike its military counterpart,
is not just looking for a standard intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance capability. The new UAV, with an enhanced
payload capacity and better reliability, will facilitate growth in
this market. Integration into national airspace requires reliability
and confidence in a system that is being operated alongside
manned aircraft, he said.
is not just looking for a standard intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance capability. The new UAV, with an enhanced
payload capacity and better reliability, will facilitate growth in
this market. Integration into national airspace requires reliability
and confidence in a system that is being operated alongside
manned aircraft, he said.
Insitu has received the first of the new Orbital engines, which will
shortly undergo testing, ahead of new orders for ScanEagle 2 that
will be taken starting in 2015.
shortly undergo testing, ahead of new orders for ScanEagle 2 that
will be taken starting in 2015.
ScanEagle 2 also has a bigger nose that will provide a multi-
intelligence sensor capability so that the UAV can carry day and
night cameras simultaneously. In the original ScanEagle, the
different sensors had to be swapped out when required.
The new engine will also help the UAV carry a larger
payload, plus the platform will have new avionics and navigation
capabilities that are in keeping with those integrated into
Insitu’s larger RQ-21A Blackjack UAV, allowing for joint training.
payload, plus the platform will have new avionics and navigation
capabilities that are in keeping with those integrated into
Insitu’s larger RQ-21A Blackjack UAV, allowing for joint training.
The wings and fuselage remain largely the same – the latter is
slightly shorter – as the developmental focus was largely on the
subsystems and engine.
slightly shorter – as the developmental focus was largely on the
subsystems and engine.
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