ScanEagle

Expeditionary, versatile and proven to deliver persistent imagery on land or at sea at a fraction of the cost of other remote sensing tools.

Overview

ScanEagle is a long-endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed and manufactured by Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. ScanEagle has redefined intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for Group 2 UAS.

Mission

Even the best teams in the world can benefit from a partner that doesn’t need rest to be at its best.

Having eyes in the sky at 15,000+ feet for 24+ hours adds a level of endurance to mission planning, no matter if it’s a battlefield, an ocean or a commercial infrastructure.

Operating in places without support systems or infrastructure makes expeditionary capabilities vital – like the ability to launch without a runway.

Delivering persistent imagery on land or at sea – and the tools that turn that imagery into actionable information – make all the difference when every second counts.

ScanEagle is that persistent, immediate and intelligent partner for defense and commercial missions.

Solution

ScanEagle Capabilities

Delivers persistent imagery on land or at sea for a variety of commercial and defense missions at a fraction of the cost of other surveillance methods
Latest ScanEagle features upgraded avionics, expanded payload options and a new heavy fuel purpose-built propulsion system that dramatically improves reliability and performance.
Can operate up to 19,500 feet (5,943 meters) and loiter over a battlefield for extended missions of 24+ hours, depending on system configuration
Launches autonomously by a catapult launcher – no runway required – and is retrieved via a patented SkyHook recovery system
Flies in extreme environments and supports a range of imager configurations that can be quickly modified in the field

ScanEagle Performance

Deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps since 2004 and the U.S. Navy since 2005
6,000+ shipboard flights
48,000+ shipboard flight hours
Operating on 13 different classes of ships
In service in more than 20 countries around the world
First unmanned aircraft to perform an FAA-approved commercial beyond visual line of sight flight in the U.S. National Airspace System
Successfully used by civil and commercial organizations for:
- Fighting fires
- Monitoring railways
- Supporting oil and gas and mining operations
- Assisting in environmental and agriculture efforts