General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced on October 13 that the U.S. Army has awarded it a new contract to add a C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)-compliant open… Continue reading "U.S. Army Gray Eagle Drones To Receive New Electronic Warfare Capabilities"
After 18 years of service the MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System has made its final RAF operational flight. The MQ-9A had been in service since 2007, first being operated… Continue reading "MQ-9 Reaper Makes Final RAF Operational Flight"
General Atomics has announced a plan to assemble it’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in Europe and will modify the aircraft to include European mission systems. This will be conducted by… Continue reading "General Atomics to build Collaborative Combat Aircraft in Germany"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that its MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully demonstrated its ability to deploy and use sonobuoys for anti-submarine missions. During testing from 20… Continue reading "General Atomics’ SeaGuardian Demonstrates Sonobuoy Deployment Capabilities"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced March 4 that it had successfully demonstrated its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat air vehicle’s ability to use autonomy software developed outside General Atomics during recent… Continue reading "General Atomics’ Avenger UCAV Demonstrates In-Flight Autonomy System Swap"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Mojave short takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system made its first-ever ship to shore flight on November 12, taking off from the ROKS Dokdo amphibious assault… Continue reading "General Atomics’ Mojave Makes First Flight From South Korean Dokdo Amphibious Assault Ship"
The first of the UK Royal Air Force’s 16 new Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) arrived at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, this week. The Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) completed their… Continue reading "UK’s First Protector UCAV has Arrived at RAF Waddington"