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13 additional Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems for the UK Ministry of Defence

23 July 2021

The UK Ministry of Defence has exercised the clause in its contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to manufacture and deliver...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gray Eagle

GA-ASI Gray Eagle surpasses 1 million flight hours

24 March 2021

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that the family of Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surpassed 1...

DARPA initiates design of LongShot Unmanned Air Vehicle with the ability to employ multiple air-to-air weapons

11 February 2021

DARPA’s LongShot program, which is developing an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the ability to employ multiple air-to-air weapons,...

Italian Leonardo Seaspray AESA maritime radar to be integrated on GA-ASI MQ-9B SeaGuardian

19 January 2021

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the...

GA-ASI selected for Skyborg Vanguard program

6 January 2021

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to...

General Atomics delivers final two MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft to Spanish Air Force

2 December 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground...

UK’s first Protector RG Mk1 aircraft undertakes maiden flight

29 September 2020

The UK’s first Protector RG Mk1 RPAS aircraft has successfully completed its first flight after coming off the production line....

GA-ASI conducts Sparrowhawk sUAS flight tests

25 September 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted captive carry Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) flight demonstrations on September 16-17,...

GA-ASI awarded $13.5 million contract to upgrade US Air National Guard MQ-9 RPA systems

24 September 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signs MQ-9B SkyGuardian contract for Belgium

21 August 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a Foreign Military Sales contract with the U.S. Air Force for Belgian...

USMC makes first operational flight in Middle East with MQ-9A

18 April 2020

On March 20, 2020, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)...

GA-ASI successfully tests air-to-space laser communication system

21 February 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) has successfully ground tested its Airborne Laser Communication System (ALCoS) by establishing a...

Australian Defence Force selects GA-ASI’S MQ-9B SkyGuardian for Project Air 7003

5 December 2019

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), has been advised...

GA-ASI and UK MoD sign T&E contract for Protector RG Mk1

12 September 2019

GA-ASI has signed a Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to complete the test...

4 new belgian companies join the develop of MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA for Belgium

31 August 2019

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optic and related mission...