# RQ-21 Blackjack at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `e00c4801-d5f2-464c-aa0f-b74ad4619ed3`

$102.3M deal for additional [RQ-21 Blackjack](/models/insitu-rq-21-blackjack.md) and [ScanEagle](/companies/insitu.md) UAS for US Navy and Marine Corps.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** insitu-rq-21-blackjack-united-states
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [RQ-21 Blackjack](/models/insitu-rq-21-blackjack.md) (id: `9b077007-3b66-4df1-97bb-0bb39138e7fb`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Insitu](/companies/insitu.md) (id: `3c946ae7-b851-47e1-af10-4213c9c3d9e4`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://thedefensepost.com/2025/02/21/us-blackjack-scaneagle-drones/

## Common questions

### What is the RQ-21 Blackjack deployment at United States?

RQ-21 Blackjack, built by Insitu, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Insitu operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates RQ-21 Blackjack at United States?

Insitu, the manufacturer of RQ-21 Blackjack, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the RQ-21 Blackjack deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 21, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the RQ-21 Blackjack deployment at United States?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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