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Wednesday, August 26 2020 - 10:00
AsiaNet
Insitu Pacific, Nova Systems team up for Australian-led LAND 129 solution
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Insitu Pacific signed a teaming agreement with Nova Systems as part of its 
Australian-industry-led proposal to supply tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems 
(UAS) to the Australian Army under LAND 129 Phase 3. The addition of Nova 
Systems to the Insitu Pacific team supports a low-risk solution and ensures a 
rapid, fully operational capability can be delivered to Army.

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"Insitu Pacific's experienced Australian team and our AS9100D certification 
underpin the delivery of a fully compliant and documented system," said Andrew 
Duggan, Managing Director, Insitu Pacific. "Our solution is further 
strengthened by Nova Systems as acknowledged Australian experts in working 
through all the engineering and testing steps necessary to deliver complex UAS 
to the ADF. They will bring this extensive experience and expertise to bear as 
part of Insitu Pacific's LAND 129 solution for Army," Duggan said.

As one of the key Australian industry partners to form part of the 
comprehensive Insitu Pacific UAS offering to Army, Nova Systems is a sovereign 
partner and key contributor to the defence and security of Australia. For over 
20 years, Nova Systems has been a trusted provider to the Australian Defence 
Force in the development and delivery of test, evaluation, certification and 
systems assurance, capabilities critical to Defence.

"Nova Systems brings the right mix of engineering and next-gen technical skills 
to the Insitu Pacific LAND 129 Team," said Peter Tippner, General Manager 
Aerospace and Surveillance, Nova Systems. "Our team of expert engineers has an 
in-depth understanding of the customer's requirements, based on their 
experience with Shadow 200, and ADF UAS capabilities since 2008. Our proven 
ability to integrate complex systems into the Australian Defence Force within 
acquisition projects such as AIR7000 Phase 1B Triton and AIR7003 Armed UAS 
capability, ensures that full operational capability can be achieved rapidly, 
with minimal risk."

Army's goals for capability procurement under LAND 129 include requirements to 
ensure that the UAS delivered are flexibly able to operate in Commercial 
airspace in Australia or overseas on deployment. This drives a focus on 
providing proven systems with extensive testing data and technical detail to 
enable the work necessary with Defence and Civil regulators to support these 
type of operations.

"The suppliers and partners we've assembled set the foundation for long-term 
Australian industry capability growth. Insitu Pacific is the local, established 
and low-risk Tactical UAS partner for the Commonwealth, and we're ready to 
deliver, grow and sustain the next generation of Army Tactical Unmanned Aerial 
Systems," Duggan said.

About Insitu Pacific
Located in Brisbane, Australia Insitu Pacific was established in 2009 as a 
division of Insitu Inc and serves defence customers across the Asia-Pacific 
region and global commercial customers. We utilise expert in-house knowledge 
and skills to deliver end-to-end solutions for collecting, processing and 
managing sensor data. To date, Insitu systems have accumulated more than 1.3 
million flight hours. Insitu Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing 
Company. 

Contact: Rebecca Kind
         Insitu Pacific Media Relations
         +61 481 005 298
         rebecca.kind@insitupacific.com

Source: Insitu Pacific