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{{Short description|American unmanned aerial systems company}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Insitu, Inc.
| name = Insitu, Inc.
| logo = Insitu.jpg
| logo = Insitu_logo.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary|Wholly Owned Subsidiary]] of [[Boeing Integrated Defense Systems]]
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = [[Bingen, Washington]] (1994)
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1994}}
| location = [[Bingen, Washington]]
| location = [[Bingen, Washington]], US
| key_people = Esina Alic: President/CEO
| key_people = Diane Rose (president & CEO)
| industry = [[UAV]] Systems
| industry = [[Unmanned aerial system]]s
| products = UAV aircraft and Control Systems
| products = {{hlist | [[Unmanned aerial vehicles]] | payloads | software}}
| revenue =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
| caption = Decision Making Superiority
| net_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = ~1,000 (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insitu.com/about/insitu-community/insitu-community-engagement |title=Community Engagement|access-date=May 24, 2022|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006124439/https://www.insitu.com/about/insitu-community/insitu-community-engagement|url-status=dead |work=Insitu}}</ref>
| num_employees = >1052 (as of 07/2016)
| parent = [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security|Boeing Defense Systems]]
| parent = [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]]
| divisions =
| divisions =
| subsid =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.insitu.com/ Insitu.com]
| website = {{url|https://insitu.com/}}
| footnotes = <ref name="insitu-contact">{{cite web |url=http://www.insitu.com/contact |title=Insitu, Inc. Contact Information |work=Insitu |accessdate=June 18, 2008 |archive-date=May 13, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513203829/http://www.insitu.com/contact|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="insitu-team">{{cite web |url=https://www.insitu.com/team |title=Insitu Team |work=Insitu |accessdate=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204043938/https://www.insitu.com/team|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="theregister">{{cite news |last1=Corfield |first1=Gareth |title=Eye in the sea skies: Insitu flies Scaneagle 3 UAV in first public demo |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/18/insitu_scaneagle_3_first_public_demo/ |accessdate=May 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Register |date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521021439/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/18/insitu_scaneagle_3_first_public_demo/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Insitu Inc.''' is an American company that designs, develops and manufactures [[unmanned aerial system]]s (UAS). The company is a [[Subsidiary|wholly owned subsidiary]] of [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.insitu.com/about |title=About Insitu |work=Insitu |access-date=January 21, 2024 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030054852/https://www.insitu.com/about |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boeing.com/defense/autonomous-systems/scaneagle/index.page |title=Autonomous Systems – ScanEagle |access-date=January 21, 2024 |work=[[The Boeing Company]] |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129185713/https://www.boeing.com/defense/autonomous-systems/scaneagle/index.page |url-status=live}}</ref> and has several offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.<ref name="theregister" /> Its [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV) platforms—[[Boeing Insitu ScanEagle|ScanEagle]], Integrator, Integrator Extended Range (ER), ScanEagle 3, and [[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack|RQ-21A Blackjack]], have logged 1.3&nbsp;million operational flight hours {{as of|2022|05|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insitu.com/about/why-insitu |title=Why Insitu |work=Insitu |date=2022|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519025151/https://www.insitu.com/about/why-insitu|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Insitu Inc.''' is an American company, headquartered in [[Bingen, Washington]]<ref name="contact">{{cite web |url=http://www.insitu.com/contact |title=Insitu, Inc. Contact Information |accessdate=2008-06-18}}</ref> with several offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. They design, develop and manufacture, and support customized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and information processing software solutions. Their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms - ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack - have logged nearly 1,000,000 operational flight hours.


==History==
==History==
Insitu was founded in the early 1990s to develop the Aerosonde concept for long-range weather reconnaissance. The company derives its name from the process of measuring the atmosphere in situ (in place), as opposed to remotely, by satellite. At the end of the 1990s the company transitioned to the SeaScan concept for imaging reconnaissance from tuna [[Seine fishing|seiners]]. With the onset of the Iraq war in 2003, SeaScan turned into ScanEagle, and Insitu focused their efforts on military applications. Insitu was acquired by long-time partner Boeing in 2008.{{Citation needed|reason=This is a major event in the company's history|date=June 2017}} In addition to its Defense business, the company announced the establishment of its commercial business unit, Insitu Commercial, in 2016.
Insitu was founded in 1994 by engineers interested in creating miniature robotic aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Insitu, founded in 1994, produces aircraft for militaries |url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/insitu-founded-in-1994-produces-aircraft-for-militaries/article_7feeb0f0-c0d7-11ec-a7f3-970542068af5.html/ |date=April 20, 2022 |website=The Bulletin |language=en |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514222100/https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/insitu-founded-in-1994-produces-aircraft-for-militaries/article_7feeb0f0-c0d7-11ec-a7f3-970542068af5.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It went on to develop the Aerosonde concept for long-range weather reconnaissance. The company derives its name from the process of measuring the atmosphere in situ (in place), as opposed to remotely, by satellite.{{citation-needed|date=May 2018}} At the end of the 1990s the company transitioned to the SeaScan concept for imaging reconnaissance from tuna [[Seine fishing|seiners]]. With the onset of the [[Iraq War]] in 2003, SeaScan turned into ScanEagle, and Insitu focused their efforts on military applications. Insitu was acquired by long-time partner [[Boeing]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Boeing Completes Acquisition of Insitu |work=The Boeing Company |url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2008-09-09-Boeing-Completes-Acquisition-of-Insitu |agency=PRNewswire-FirstCall |date=September 9, 2008 |accessdate=August 14, 2024}}</ref>

In 2015, it acquired the [[2d3]] company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insitu.com/community |title=Insitu History page |work=Insitu |date=2015 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810013924/https://www.insitu.com/community |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boeing Acquires 2d3 Sensing to Enhance ISR on UAS |url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2015/04/13/boeing-acquires-2d3-sensing-to-enhance-isr-on-uas/ |date=April 13, 2015 |website=Avionics |language=en |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914171447/https://www.aviationtoday.com/2015/04/13/boeing-acquires-2d3-sensing-to-enhance-isr-on-uas/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In addition to its defense business, the company announced the establishment of its commercial business unit, Insitu Commercial, in 2016.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


==Products==
==Products==
Insitu, with the U.S. Navy, developed the [[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack|RQ-21A Blackjack]] to fill the requirement for a small tactical UAS capable of operating from both land and sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insitu.com/products |title=Products |work=Insitu |access-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628025314/https://www.insitu.com/products |url-status=live}}</ref> The Integrator is the standard variant of the RQ-21A. Insitu's UAVs are launched via a pneumatic catapult launcher and are recovered using the SkyHook recovery system.<ref name="theregister"/> Insitu also provides services and training for its UAVs.


Insitu customer documentation is written to the [[ASD-STE100]] standard.
===Hardware===
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[[File:Insitu ScanEagle Recovery.jpg|thumb|A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is captured by Insitu’s patented SkyHook recovery system.]]
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[[File:Insitu Integrator Flight.jpg|thumb|An Integrator UAV takes flight.]]
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[[File:Insitu ScanEagle Launch.jpg|thumb|ScanEagle prepares for launch.]]
[[File:Insitu ScanEagle USCG.jpg|thumb|ScanEagle is pictured aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter STRATTON, which was the first U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to deploy with a small unmanned aerial system (UAS) for an entire patrol.]]
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[[File:Insitu ICOMC2.jpg|thumb|Insitu’s Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) ground control station (GCS) is the core system used for controlling Integrator and providing access for total payload control.]]
*'''[[Boeing Insitu ScanEagle|ScanEagle]]''': The Insitu ScanEagle has a wingspan of approximately 10&nbsp;ft., and the length of the aircraft is approximately 5&nbsp;ft. ScanEagle weighs anywhere between 30 – 48.5 pounds, and can carry up to 7.5 pounds of payload. The aircraft can fly for up to 24 hours (depending on aircraft configuration), and the engine uses heavy fuel (JP-5 or JP-8) or gasoline.
* '''[[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack|RQ-21A Blackjack]]''': In partnership with the United States Department of the Navy, Insitu developed the RQ-21A Blackjack program to fill the requirement for a small tactical unmanned aircraft system capable of operating from land and sea. The system is modular, versatile and multi-mission capable, providing rapid transitions between land and maritime environments. RQ-21A Blackjack’s open payload architecture is customized with imagers, communication systems, electronic warfare, signals intelligence capabilities and other tools to give the warfighter a look ahead in all operational environments.
* '''[[Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack|Integrator]]''': The Insitu Integrator is a commercial variant of RQ-21A Blackjack. Integrator is designed to be a modular, flexible and multi-mission capable solution for both land and maritime operations. The aircraft’s six payload spaces can be customized with cameras, communication capabilities and other advanced mission-specific technologies. The wingspan of this aircraft is 16&nbsp;ft. and the length is approximately 8&nbsp;ft. Integrator weighs anywhere between 80 – 135 pounds, and can carry up to 40 pounds of payload. The aircraft can fly for up to 24 hours (depending on aircraft configuration).
* '''Launch and Recovery''': Insitu’s unmanned aircraft are launched autonomously via a pneumatic catapult launcher and are recovered using the SkyHook recovery system.


==Services==
==Gallery==
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Insitu’s customizable training program incorporates a simulator that emulates real flight procedures. UAS courses are offered at schoolhouses in White Salmon, Washington, and in Brisbane, Australia.
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File:Insitu ICOMC2.jpg|Insitu's Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) ground control station (GCS) is the core system used for controlling Integrator and providing access for total payload control
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File:Insitu ScanEagle Recovery.jpg|A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is captured by Insitu's patented SkyHook recovery system
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File:Insitu Integrator Flight.jpg|An Integrator UAV takes flight
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File:Insitu ScanEagle Launch.jpg|ScanEagle prepares for launch
File:Insitu ScanEagle USCG.jpg|ScanEagle is pictured aboard the [[USCGC Stratton|U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton]], which was the first U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to deploy fully equipped with a small UAS for an entire patrol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Newsroom/Latest-Acquisition-News/Article/1614283/acquisition-update-stratton-completes-first-deployment-with-small-uas/ |title=Acquisition update: Stratton completes first deployment with small UAS |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=April 4, 2017 |website=www.dcms.uscg.mil |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=June 13, 2023 |quote="Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returned to its Alameda, California, homeport April 2, completing the first long-term deployment of a national security cutter (NSC) with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) on board as an operational asset." |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613050137/https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Newsroom/Latest-Acquisition-News/Article/1614283/acquisition-update-stratton-completes-first-deployment-with-small-uas/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/1139713/coast-guard-offloads-approximately-12000-lbs-of-cocaine-from-eastern-pacific-in/ |title=Coast Guard offloads approximately 12,000 lbs of cocaine from Eastern Pacific interdictions |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=April 3, 2017 |website=www.southcom.mil/ |publisher=U.S. Southern Command |access-date=June 13, 2023 |quote="Stratton's crew made history by being the first Coast Guard cutter to deploy fully equipped with a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) for an entire patrol."|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613052525/https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/1139713/coast-guard-offloads-approximately-12000-lbs-of-cocaine-from-eastern-pacific-in/|url-status=live}}</ref>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.insitu.com Insitu, Inc.]
*{{Official|https://www.insitu.com/}}

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Latest revision as of 21:01, 10 October 2024

Not to be confused with the Latin phrase: in situ.

Insitu, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryUnmanned aerial systems
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
HeadquartersBingen, Washington, US
Key people
Diane Rose (president & CEO)
Products
Number of employees
~1,000 (2022)[1]
ParentThe Boeing Company
Websiteinsitu.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3][4]

Insitu Inc. is an American company that designs, develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company,[5][6] and has several offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.[4] Its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms—ScanEagle, Integrator, Integrator Extended Range (ER), ScanEagle 3, and RQ-21A Blackjack, have logged 1.3 million operational flight hours as of May 2022.[7]

History

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Insitu was founded in 1994 by engineers interested in creating miniature robotic aircraft.[8] It went on to develop the Aerosonde concept for long-range weather reconnaissance. The company derives its name from the process of measuring the atmosphere in situ (in place), as opposed to remotely, by satellite.[citation needed] At the end of the 1990s the company transitioned to the SeaScan concept for imaging reconnaissance from tuna seiners. With the onset of the Iraq War in 2003, SeaScan turned into ScanEagle, and Insitu focused their efforts on military applications. Insitu was acquired by long-time partner Boeing in 2008.[9]

In 2015, it acquired the 2d3 company.[10][11] In addition to its defense business, the company announced the establishment of its commercial business unit, Insitu Commercial, in 2016.[citation needed]

Products

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Insitu, with the U.S. Navy, developed the RQ-21A Blackjack to fill the requirement for a small tactical UAS capable of operating from both land and sea.[12] The Integrator is the standard variant of the RQ-21A. Insitu's UAVs are launched via a pneumatic catapult launcher and are recovered using the SkyHook recovery system.[4] Insitu also provides services and training for its UAVs.

Insitu customer documentation is written to the ASD-STE100 standard.

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  • Insitu's Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) ground control station (GCS) is the core system used for controlling Integrator and providing access for total payload control
    Insitu's Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) ground control station (GCS) is the core system used for controlling Integrator and providing access for total payload control
  • A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is captured by Insitu's patented SkyHook recovery system
    A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is captured by Insitu's patented SkyHook recovery system
  • An Integrator UAV takes flight
    An Integrator UAV takes flight
  • ScanEagle prepares for launch
    ScanEagle prepares for launch
  • ScanEagle is pictured aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, which was the first U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to deploy fully equipped with a small UAS for an entire patrol.[13][14]
    ScanEagle is pictured aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, which was the first U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to deploy fully equipped with a small UAS for an entire patrol.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Community Engagement". Insitu. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Insitu, Inc. Contact Information". Insitu. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "Insitu Team". Insitu. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Corfield, Gareth (May 18, 2018). "Eye in the sea skies: Insitu flies Scaneagle 3 UAV in first public demo". The Register. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "About Insitu". Insitu. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Autonomous Systems – ScanEagle". The Boeing Company. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Why Insitu". Insitu. 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Insitu, founded in 1994, produces aircraft for militaries". The Bulletin. April 20, 2022. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Boeing Completes Acquisition of Insitu". The Boeing Company (Press release). PRNewswire-FirstCall. September 9, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Insitu History page". Insitu. 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Boeing Acquires 2d3 Sensing to Enhance ISR on UAS". Avionics. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Products". Insitu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Acquisition update: Stratton completes first deployment with small UAS". www.dcms.uscg.mil. United States Coast Guard. April 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returned to its Alameda, California, homeport April 2, completing the first long-term deployment of a national security cutter (NSC) with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) on board as an operational asset.
  14. ^ "Coast Guard offloads approximately 12,000 lbs of cocaine from Eastern Pacific interdictions". www.southcom.mil/. U.S. Southern Command. April 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023. Stratton's crew made history by being the first Coast Guard cutter to deploy fully equipped with a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) for an entire patrol.
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