
Insitu contracted for additional Blackjack aircraft
Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2017 - Insitu has received a $70 million contract modification to deliver six additional Lot I RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Navy.
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