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Payload Designed to Enhance Survivability of MQ-9A Against IR and RF Threats General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a [...]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) LongShot program. Begun in 2020, General Atomics was competitively [...]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Block 5 version of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle has undergone testing of its automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) feature.Announcing the development on 17 September, [...]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully tested Pratt & Whitney's PW815 turbofan engine on an inlet and exhaust mock-up for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned air vehicle on 5 April.The test met [...]

Byline: unmanned systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Selex Galileo have demonstrated the ability to integrate a new surveillance payload with the Predator B unmanned air system. Observers from Canada, [...]

The article discusses the latest developments that the U.S. Navy (USN) is undertaking in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' reduced-signature Predator C is one such development that has a turbojet engine with hidden exhaust and recessed air intakes, swept wings and V-tail.

Lockheed Martin says modified General Atomics Predator B will exceed US Navy's operating requirements Lockheed Martin and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are emphasising low acquisition and operating costs as they [...]

A US effort to integrate unmanned air vehicles into civil airspace has passed a major certification milestone, but faces an imminent setback with the likely loss of a key NASA [...]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will conduct a further two demonstrations of its Mariner long-endurance unmanned air vehicle this year, including an assessment of the platforms surveillance capabilities while equipped with [...]

General Atomics-Aeronautical Sys-tems (GA-ASI), is studying accelerating the assembly of its first jet-powered Predator B unmanned air vehicle demonstrator following increased US Air Force interest. GA-ASI vice president Thomas Cassidy [...]

General Atomics flew its Pred-ator B unmanned air vehicle for the first time on 2 February from the company's El Mirage, Calif-ornia, test airfield. Developed from the US Air Force's [...]

General Atomics (GA) Aeronautical Systems hopes to make the delayed first flight of its Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at its El Mirage, California test site this month. The [...]

Drone Buzz: The Altair pilotless aircraft from San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. made its maiden flight June 9. The high-altitude drone also goes by the name Predator B-ER. [...]

The article discusses the key aspects and features of the U.S. Army's General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle program, the largest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. The program has led to the U.S. Army being close to deploying the first medium-altitude long-endurance UAV system.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems reported three successful test flights of its jet-powered Predator C Avenger military aircraft this month. Thomas Cassidy, president of the privately held Poway defense contractor, has [...]

Development of the Predator C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has begun by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI). No aircraft details or development schedule information could be provided as it is very much still in its early stages.

The Canadian Air Force has chosen the Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for domestic and international surveillance missions, but the government is wary about proposed sole-source purchase and has ordered to service to re-examine other UAVs. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, San Diego, has joined with General Dynamics Canada in order to propose the Predator B for the Air Force's 500 million Canadian dollar Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) program.

The US army announced that it was awarding the General Atomics, a four-year USD214 million system design and development contract, to produce the US Army's future fixed-wing attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) UAV. The contract entails General Atomics to deliver 11 systems, each of which will include 12 vehicles, five ground control stations and other support equipment.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has begun flight-testing Raytheon's SilentEyes minidrone on its Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle as part of a US Air Force-sponsored evaluation. The air force would operate SilentEyes from the Predator B, to provide visual confirmation below the cloud line of ground targets that the Predator picks up with its onboard synthetic-aperture radar or infra-red sensors while operating above the clouds.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has begun secret construction of a classified addition to the Predator family of unmanned air vehicles. It is aimed at deep-penetration missions in high-threat environments.