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Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack

RQ-21 Blackjack
RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) in flight
Role Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
National origin United States
Manufacturer Insitu wholly owned subsidiary of
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
First flight 28 July 2012
Introduction April 2014
Status In service
Primary users United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Australian Army[1]
Number built 109 systems with 5 air vehicles each (estimated through FY2017)[2][3][4][5]
Developed from Boeing Insitu ScanEagle

The Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack, company name Integrator, is an American unmanned air vehicle designed and built by Boeing Insitu to meet a United States Navy requirement for a small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS).[6] It is a twin-boom, single-engine monoplane, designed as a supplement to the Boeing Scan Eagle.[6] The Integrator weighs 61 kg (134 lb) and uses the same launcher and recovery system as the Scan Eagle.[6]

  1. ^ "Australian Army invests $650 million in uncrewed aerial systems | Department of Defence Ministers". Minister.defence.gov.au. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY 1319: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy BA 7: Operational Systems Development" (PDF). PE 0305234M: (U)RQ-21A (STUASL0). U.S. Navy. February 2012. pp. 1, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference congressreport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Integrator UAV is expected to reach operational capability in the US military during 2013". Military Factory. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
  5. ^ OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. "PROGRAM ACQUISITION COST BY WEAPON SYSTEM" (PDF). UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET REQUEST. U.S. Department of Defense. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference flight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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