From News Beat Social (Aug 24): Philippines Buys Six Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft
The Philippines is buying six unmanned aircrafts to provide surveillance and reconnaissance imagery.
The Philippines has signed a $7.4 million contract with Boeing Insitu and the United States Naval Air Systems Command.
The aircraft, called a ScanEagle UAV, is 5.1 feet long and has a 5.6-foot wingspan and weighs as much as 48 pounds.
The ScanEagle can carry a visible light camera and a medium-wave infrared imager.
It can also fly on gasoline, jet fuel, diesel or kerosine at altitudes as high as 19,500 feet.
The unmanned aircraft will likely be used to monitor terrorist groups, like the Maute group which has seized Marawi City.
The Philippines has also been looking to increase patrols in the waters surrounding the islands to combat piracy and drug trafficking.
Production should be complete by 2019.
http://newsbeatsocial.com/2017/08/24/philippines-buys-six-unmanned-surveillance-aircraft/
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