After awarding the Short Range Tactical UAV (SRTUAV) contract to Insitu, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (NMOD) will replace the ScanEagle systems currently being used by the NMOD defence forces with three of Insitu’s Integrator UAS.

Designed to be a “modular, flexible and multi-mission capable solution for land and maritime operations,” the Integrator is a multi-mission, long-endurance UAS that can conduct a variety of missions, including target acquisition, force protection, and battle damage assessment.

“Whether the mission is to support boots on the ground or increase safety in commercial marketplaces, our team is dedicated to providing our customers with the solutions they need to make critical decisions,” says Insitu president and CEO Ryan M. Hartman.

“We are proud to continue to support the Royal defence forces with the capabilities they need to ensure security for the Netherlands and their global allies.”

With a payload capacity of 40 pounds, the Integrator UAS can carry custom payloads for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The UAS also supports “an evolving set of sensors, delivers line-of-sight communications up to 55 nautical miles, and is supported by runway-independent launch and recovery systems.”

The ICOMC2, which allows multiple unmanned vehicles to be controlled by one operator from a single workstation, is used to control the Integrator.

Beginning in 2018, NMOD defence forces will receive their Integrator UAS.