Insitu Pacific ScanEagle UAS for Japan

Insitu Pacific has delivered a ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to its partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan.

This delivery means that the ScanEagle UAS is now ready for operational use by the Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF).

JGSDF identified the need for a UAS to assess damage and provide vital real-time information for first responders to natural and man-made disasters in the wake of the country's 2011 earthquake and tsunami crisis.

This requirement has since become a top priority for the Japanese government, and Insitu Pacific has worked closely with Sojitz Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, its partners in Japan, to deliver the ScanEagle UAS in support of this requirement.

Over the next twelve months, JGSDF will be operationally testing and evaluating the ScanEagle system to prepare for entry into service.