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.
"Insitu Pacific's experienced Australian team and our AS9100D certification underpin the delivery of a fully compliant and documented system," Andrew Duggan, Managing Director, Insitu Pacific, said. "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.”
"Nova Systems brings the right mix of engineering and next-gen technical skills to the Insitu Pacific Land 129 Team," Peter Tippner, General Manager Aerospace and Surveillance, Nova Systems, said. "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 ADF within acquisition projects such as Air 7000 Phase 1B Triton and Air 7003 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.