Tag: General Atomics
AFSOC becomes first US customer for GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian RPAS
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. a contract for the delivery of three...
GA-ASI wins US Air Force Off Board Sensing Station UAS contract
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) a contract to build and test fly a...
DARPA picks General Atomics, Aurora for work on its Liberty Lifter...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected teams led by General Atomics and Aurora Flight Sciences to develop designs...
GA-ASI’s new Eaglet drone-launched drone flies for first time
Unmanned aerial systems developer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) revealed it flew a new air-launched effect (ALE), a small UAS deployed from...
GA-ASI MQ-9A flies with NATO pod for first time
The NATO pod will allow European customers to integrate sovereign ISR solutions on the MQ-9 UAS.
Royal Air Force takes delivery of first MQ-9B Protector RPAS
The first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system was officially handed over to the Royal Air Force after it completed...
GA-ASI introduces carrier take-off capability for MQ-9 UAS line
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) says it is working on developing a short takeoff and landing (STOL)-capable MQ-9B aircraft, which will...
Japan Coast Guard selects MQ-9B SeaGuardian for RPAS operations
The Japan Coast Guard has selected the GA-ASI-built MQ-9B SeaGuardian to begin Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations in October this year.
NATO awards risk reduction contracts for AWACS successor program
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded contracts to three vendors to carry out risk reduction and feasibility studies (RRFS)...
US Navy, Army test hypersonic railgun-launched projectile interceptors
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) says it worked with the US Army and Navy to advance gun-launched defensive projectile interceptor designs by...