UMEX 2022: Insitu is engaged in discussions with a number of Arab Gulf nations with eyes on joint research and development projects, including proposals to build building on the capabilities of some of its current unmanned aerial vehicles in service in the region, particularly the Integrator. “We are well into discussions with our numerous partners among our customer base in the region to ensure, first, that we understand what their localization requirements are,” David Fluker, Insitu’s international business development executive, told Breaking Defense Tuesday at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi. “We are working diligently with our customers that require localization to make sure that we can achieve” company goals, Fluker added. While he declined to name the countries Insitu is talking with, ScanEagle customers in the region include Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Lebanon. Insitu displayed two of its UAVs, the ScanEagle, and its new Integrator ER (Ex