US allocates ScanEagles for Southeast Asian nations
The US, via its FMS scheme, is supplying a total of 34 Insitu ScanEagle systems to four partner countries in Southeast Asia.
In an announcement dated 31 May, the DoD revealed that eight ScanEagle systems will be delivered to Indonesia, 12 systems to Malaysia, eight to the Philippines and six to Vietnam.
The firm-fixed-price contract is worth $47,930,791 to Insitu, of which 40% by value is for Malaysia and the three other countries sharing 20% each. The amount also includes: spare payloads, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools, training, technical services and field service representatives.
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