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Tuesday, June 08 2021 - 18:00
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Insitu, Two Norwegian Companies Join Forces to Advance the Unmanned Aviation Ecosystem in the Arctic and High North
BINGEN, Wash., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced a strategic 
alliance with Norwegian-based Robot Aviation and Andoya Space to promote the 
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ecosystem in the Arctic and High North. The 
alliance will offer products and services optimized for the harsh environments 
north of the Arctic Circle where many North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
and Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) allies operate.

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"This alliance brings together the best from both Norway and the US," said 
Gunnar Jan Olsen, the President of Andoya Space Defence. "Andoya Space has a 
sixty-year heritage of space, defence and UAS operations in the High North, and 
the cooperation with Robot Aviation and Insitu will help build and strengthen 
the Norwegian UAS community."

"This alliance strengthens our presence and commitment to existing and future 
customers, it enhances our ability to support the growing community of UAS 
users in the Arctic region" said Niklas Nyroth, the CEO of Robot Aviation.

The alliance will also seek to collaborate with other like-minded companies, 
research institutions and academic organizations that can add value to the 
economy in North Norway.

"Our alliance with Andoya Space and Robot Aviation is about growing a 
sustainable UAS value chain," said Dave Funkhouser, Insitu's Global Growth 
Executive for Northern Europe. "We aspire to service the Arctic and High North 
by promoting cooperation between the commercial, defense and academic sectors 
across the region."

The companies plan to work together on several projects in the defense and 
commercial sectors beginning later this year.

About Insitu 
With offices in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, Insitu creates and supports 
unmanned systems and software technology that deliver end-to-end solutions for 
collecting, processing and managing sensor data. To date, our systems have 
accumulated more than 1.3 million flight hours.

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Contact:   Jenny Beloy
           Insitu Media Relations
           +1 509.637.6196
           jennifer.beloy@insitu.com

About Robot Aviation
With headquarters at Eggemoen Aviation & Technology Park Norway, Robot Aviation 
is a developer of UAS for military and commercial applications. Offering a 
family of SkyRobot(TM) systems tailored for specific missions to enable faster 
decision making, increased awareness, and consistent accuracy for our users 
since 2008.

For more information, visit www.robotaviation.com

Contact:   Niklas Nyroth
           CEO
           +47 906 52 502
           niklas.nyroth@robotaviation.com

About Andoya Space
Strategically located 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, Andoya Space 
of Andenes, Norway operates an orbital launch facility and test range with a 
25,000 square kilometer danger area that enables research, development, test 
and evaluation activities that are not possible anywhere else on Earth. With 
modern infrastructure, fully instrumented test facilities and low-density 
airspace over the vast Norwegian Sea, Andoya Space is among the world's leading 
environments for UAS training, education and operations under Arctic and 
maritime conditions.  

For more information, visit www.andoyaspace.no

Contact:   Mats Kristensen
           Vice President of Unmanned Systems
           +47 988 00 158
           mats.kristensen@andoyaspace.no

SOURCE: Insitu