Insitu UAS for the Netherlands

Gestart door dudge, 21/03/2012 | 11:56 uur

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ScanEagle acquired as interim replacement for Royal Netherlands Army Sperwer

Submitted by Pieter Bastiaans on maandag, 7 mei 2012 – 17:47No Comment.

The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently contracted Insitu to provide two ScanEagle systems as an interim replacement for the Sperwer short range tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (SRTUAV) fleet which was operated by 101 RPV Battery. Sperwer was withdrawn from Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) service on June 29th, 2011 as a result of a recent series of austerity measures that are currently affecting the Dutch armed forces. Acquisition of a limited number of ScanEagle systems was considered to be more cost-efficient than continuing use of the Sagem Sperwers.

Dutch army UAV operators started training for ScanEagle operations at Insitu's facilities in the United States early 2012. Both systems are expected to achieve operational capability by late 2012. One system will be made available for overseas deployment, while the second system is meant for training purposes, national tasks and as an operational reserve. Each system is made up of three air vehicles.

A permanent replacement for Sperwer is expected to be inducted into service in late 2014. Five systems will be acquired: three for expeditionary missions, one for national tasks in support of local authorities and one for training.  Interoperability with ScanEagle ground system equipment is a major requirement for the new system. As a result, Insitu's RQ-21A Integrator, which is based on ScanEagle design principles, has been chosen to enter service with 107 Aerial Systems Battery in 2014.

The Integrator can carry payloads of up to 37.5 pounds, has a line-of-sight communications range of over 55 nautical miles and recently performed its first flight as part of the ongoing process to attain early operational capability with the United States Marine Corps.

The former 101 RPV Battery has in the mean time been transformed into the 107 Aerial Systems Battery as part of the new Dutch Joint ISTAR Command (JISTARC). JISTARCs 107 Aerial Systems Battery is also in charge of training UAV operators of RNLA and RNLMC (Royal Netherlands Marine Corps) infantry battalions and Special Forces units which are equipped with the AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven. Raven mini UAVs are also in use with RNLA brigade reconnaissance squadrons as well as with both reconnaissance squadrons (103 and 104) of JISTARC. Twenty-five Raven systems are in use with Dutch forces, each system consisting of three air vehicles.

In addition to tactical and mini UAVs, the Dutch MoD has issued a request for information (RFI) for the purchase of a single medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). Responses were to be submitted by UAV manufacturers to the Defensie Materieel Organisatie (DMO), which is in charge of procurement for the MoD, by April 1st, 2012.

The system will consist of four aircraft which must have the growth potential to be armed at some stage in the near future. Introduction is planned from the year 2015 or 2016. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is understood to be favored by RNLAF officials in part due to the fact that it would provide a high level of interoperability with NATO partners like the United States and the United Kingdom. Israel Aerospace Industries meanwhile is expected to offer the Heron TP,the high end variant of its Heron series of MALE UAVs.

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Poleme

De ScanEagle is in 2010 voorzien van een geminiaturiseerde vuurleidingssysteem, welke in staat is om bijvoorbeeld de 2,27 kg zware Spike raket naar zijn doel te geleiden.   De Integrator is standaard al voorzien van enkele bevestigingspunten die ca. 4,5 kg zware wapens kunnen dragen.
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Hyperion

Citaat van: Harald op 22/03/2012 | 10:45 uur
Citaat van: dudge op 21/03/2012 | 11:57 uur
Citaat van: INSITU op 21/03/2012 | 11:56 uur
ScanEagle will provide the MOD an ISR capability during the second half of 2012, replacing a program that ended in the middle of 2011.  Looking forward, Netherlands MOD and Insitu plan to continue to explore the potential for multi-mission ISR capabilities using a next-generation Insitu UAS that carries multiple ISR sensors and enables rapid, robust payload integration.

Is die 'payload' een eufimisme voor wapens, of wordt er gedoeld op sensoren?

Payload is voor extra sensoren, geen wapens zoals Hellfire raketten e.d.

of is de ScanEagle een tussenoplossing en gaat Nederland voor een NG-Integrator RQ-21A

Dutch buy ScanEagle services, but look to Integrator

March 19/12: Dutch contract. Insitu announces a contract with the Dutch MvD to use its ScanEagle "both domestically and abroad." Specifically, they'll provide:

"...an ISR capability during the second half of 2012, replacing a program that ended in the middle of 2011. Looking forward, Netherlands MOD and Insitu plan to continue to explore the potential for multi-mission ISR capabilities using a next-generation Insitu UAS that carries multiple ISR sensors and enables rapid, robust payload integration."

Which is to say, their RQ-21A Integrator platform.

RQ-21A Integrator : informatie
http://www.insitu.com/documents/Insitu%20Website/Marketing%20Collateral/Integrator%20Folder%20Insert.pdf

http://www.insitu.com/integrator

ScanEagle is inderdaad een tussenoplossing. Maar volgens mij had Nederland de eis dat de toekomstige UAV ook als het nodig is wapens mee kan nemen. Dat kan de RQ-21 niet?

Harald

Citaat van: dudge op 21/03/2012 | 11:57 uur
Citaat van: INSITU op 21/03/2012 | 11:56 uur
ScanEagle will provide the MOD an ISR capability during the second half of 2012, replacing a program that ended in the middle of 2011.  Looking forward, Netherlands MOD and Insitu plan to continue to explore the potential for multi-mission ISR capabilities using a next-generation Insitu UAS that carries multiple ISR sensors and enables rapid, robust payload integration.

Is die 'payload' een eufimisme voor wapens, of wordt er gedoeld op sensoren?

Payload is voor extra sensoren, geen wapens zoals Hellfire raketten e.d.

of is de ScanEagle een tussenoplossing en gaat Nederland voor een NG-Integrator RQ-21A

Dutch buy ScanEagle services, but look to Integrator

March 19/12: Dutch contract. Insitu announces a contract with the Dutch MvD to use its ScanEagle "both domestically and abroad." Specifically, they'll provide:

"...an ISR capability during the second half of 2012, replacing a program that ended in the middle of 2011. Looking forward, Netherlands MOD and Insitu plan to continue to explore the potential for multi-mission ISR capabilities using a next-generation Insitu UAS that carries multiple ISR sensors and enables rapid, robust payload integration."

Which is to say, their RQ-21A Integrator platform.

RQ-21A Integrator : informatie
http://www.insitu.com/documents/Insitu%20Website/Marketing%20Collateral/Integrator%20Folder%20Insert.pdf

http://www.insitu.com/integrator

Freggel

Als bedrijf richten ze zich (met name) op sensoren

dudge

Insitu Announces ScanEagle Contract with Netherlands Ministry of Defense

BINGEN, Wash., March 19, 2012—Insitu announced today that it has signed a contract to deliver its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Netherlands to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for the Ministry of Defense (MOD). The Netherlands will use ScanEagle with the MOD both domestically and abroad.

"We're excited to be part of the Netherlands' ISR solution for the Ministry of Defense," said Insitu President and CEO Steve Morrow. "ScanEagle provides ISR that is competitive with other larger UAS at a fraction of the price."

ScanEagle will provide the MOD an ISR capability during the second half of 2012, replacing a program that ended in the middle of 2011.  Looking forward, Netherlands MOD and Insitu plan to continue to explore the potential for multi-mission ISR capabilities using a next-generation Insitu UAS that carries multiple ISR sensors and enables rapid, robust payload integration.

ScanEagle is a mature system already established with other international customers. The system is combat-proven, with more than 580,000 combat flight hours since it first deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004. Endurance exceeding 24 hours allows customers to respond to the unexpected.

ScanEagle's rapid response, expeditionary capabilities are punctuated by the success of dozens of shipboard deployments with the U.S. Navy since 2005. Insitu's SkyHook retrieval system allows for aircraft recovery without the use of nets or runways—and without the dangers associated with ship overfly: A vertical rope arrests aircraft flight by catching a hook on the wing of the aircraft. In 2009, ScanEagle was noted for the rapid response ISR that it provided during the recovery of merchant marine Captain Richard Phillips, who was being held by Somali pirates.

Personnel from the Joint ISTAR command are now taking courses to begin operating the system later this year.

Insitu Inc., located in Bingen, Wash., is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Insitu designs, develops and manufactures UAS and provides associated services for commercial, civil and defense applications. With a small footprint and expeditionary focus for both land and sea operations, the company's family of UAS solutions and global mission support serves the needs of worldwide customers. To date, these systems have accumulated 580,000 combat flight hours and 64,000 sorties. For more information, visit www.insitu.com.

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