Today, Insitu announced that it will provide unmanned aircraft systems services through its ScanEagle platform on a Coast Guard National Security Cutter. 



The contract, which is initially worth $4.5 million, has three one-year options. It includes operation, integration, maintenance and the platform. The task order has a total potential value of $12.3 million, with options like deployment of and data from a prototype SUAS up to three additional years after the base year. 



The Coast Guard has a history with the ScanEagle, using it in July 2015 over the Northwest Passage for a simulated search-and-rescue exercise. 



"Insitu is proud to be the first UAS ISR [intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance] service provider in support of the Coast Guard," says Ryan M. Hartman, Insitu's president and CEO. "ScanEagle's unparalleled record of operations at sea and proven ability to give operators eyes over the horizon will go far in support of the Coast Guard's unique mission sets."

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