Brisbane-based Insitu Pacific has been selected to deliver a tranche of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to the Australian Army as part of a $650 million investment in local capability.
This includes upgrades to communications, water and electrical services, roads, working accommodation, workshops, aircraft hangars, storage areas and security infrastructure, Defence Minister Melissa Price said.
The blue and white typeface is revealed in a 40-second video that shows the aircraft take-off, land and retract its landing gear.
The Boeing director responsible for the AI platform’s development, Glen Ferguson, said the name reflects “an Australian native mammal known for teaming together in a pack to detect and hunt”.
Boeing has begun assembly on New Zealand’s first P-8A Poseidon aircraft, announcing it has this week laid the jet’s keel beam alongside Spirit AeroSystems.
The frigate and the maritime patrol aircraft have concluded trilateral training alongside US Navy destroyer USS Momsen and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yudachi in the South China Sea.