ScanEagle UAV (photo : Shephard)
Insitu
Pacific has announced that it has signed a contract with Unmanned
Systems Technology (UST) for one ScanEagle system for leasing in
Malaysia.
UST
is a subsidiary of Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), and
the contract was signed during DSA 2012 in Kuala Lumpur on 18 April.
The
contract is part of an extension of the Malaysian Armed Forces' UAV
leasing contract that sees the ScanEagle beinbg added to an existing
leasing arrangement that currently operates the CTRM Aludra UAV.
'CTRM
is a highly professional company that is leading the way in the
aerospace market in the Asia Pacific,' Richard Hutchinson, Boeing
International’s VP for South East Asia said at the signing.
'Boeing,
through our subsidiary Insitu Pacific, is proud to be a partner with
CTRM for this programme and we look forward to further increasing our
collaboration with CTRM in the Malaysian marketplace in the near
future.'
'We
value our relationship with CTRM and we are pleased to provide our
proven ScanEagle UAS to support CTRM in meeting emerging operational
requirements,' Andrew Duggan, MD of Insitu Pacific added. 'CTRM are
absolutely committed to providing highly advanced UAS solutions for
their customers in Malaysia and we are committed to supporting them in
achieving that.'
The contract is for one system, but Duggan could not disclose how many platforms were included in this.
(Shephard)
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