| ScanEagle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A ScanEagle flying in 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Insitu |
| Primary users | United States Navy |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2002–present |
| Introduction date | 2005 (U.S. Navy) |
| First flight | 20 June 2002 |
| Developed from | Insitu SeaScan |
| Developed into | Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack |
The Boeing Insitu ScanEagle is a small, long-endurance, low-altitude unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, and is used for reconnaissance.[1][2] The ScanEagle was designed by Insitu based on the Insitu SeaScan, a commercial UAV that was intended for fish-spotting. The ScanEagle continues to receive improvements through upgrades and changes.
- ^ "Background – CF Mini-UAV candidates – Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle". Canadian American Strategic Review. November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
The Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle is based on a civil UAV (the SeaScan used by commercial fishers). The ScanEagle layout is the least conventional of CF mini-UAV candidates (the low aspect-ratio wings are swept with endplate vertical tails fitted to either tip). The SeaScan's arrangement is not unique among UAVs – the absence of conventional empennage allows for a pusher propeller – as it frees the nose for the placing of sensors.
- ^ "Historical Snapshot". Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.