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General Atomics Uses Laser Tech to Relay High-Speed Data for Unmanned Aircraft

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business completed a test showing the effectiveness of laser communication in relaying network data at low probability of intercept and low probability of detection. The demonstration, which involved ground, mobile and airborne lasercomm terminals, was conducted at the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina, and is intended for […] More

by Jamie Bennet December 2, 2022, 5:21 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics, Lockheed, Tactical Air Complete Flight Test on Collaborative Infrared Sensing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. worked with Lockheed Martin and Tactical Air Support in a joint effort to conduct a flight demonstration of multi-platform infrared sensing. The test flight was carried out using GA-ASI’s MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system, a Sabreliner jet, and two F-5 Advanced Tigers equipped with Lockheed’s next-generation Tactical Infrared Search and […] More

by Jamie Bennet December 1, 2022, 11:35 am
in Contract Awards, News

General Atomics Lands DARPA Contract for Heavy-Lift Seaplane Initiative

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the development of an aircraft capable of sustained seaborne strategic and tactical lift. The Defense Department said Friday the $8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract award is in support of DARPA’s Liberty Lifter program. The program’s focus is on designing, building and […] More

by Kacey Roberts November 28, 2022, 11:46 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics UAS Shows Uninterrupted Connectivity in Multi-Orbit Satcom Demo; Hughes’ Rick Lober Quoted

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business, SES and Hughes Network Systems combined their technologies to conduct a higher data rate transmission of a multi-orbit satellite communications system. A demonstration event was held on Oct. 20 to show the resilience and capability of unmanned aerial vehicles to maintain high workload and mission-critical connectivity in congested and contested […] More

by Jamie Bennet November 11, 2022, 8:21 am
in C4ISR, News, Technology

General Atomics, Army Complete 1st Gray Eagle UAS Test Flight Using Ground Modernization Software

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the U.S. Army have completed a trial run of a ground modernization software suite installed on a prototype of the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the software’s developer, conducted the flight test with the Army Unmanned Aircraft System Project Office at Fort Stewart […] More

by Jamie Bennet October 19, 2022, 11:23 am
in C4ISR, News, Technology

General Atomics Wraps Up Gray Eagle Drone’s Flight Computer Tests for Army

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has completed the first flight tests of a new computer system designed to enhance the performance of the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft in contested environments. The Flight Control Module system trials were held by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. on Sept. 13 and 14 at a testing facility in […] More

by Kacey Roberts October 12, 2022, 11:53 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics Hands Over Protector RG Mk1 Drone to UK

The U.K. defense ministry has accepted General Atomics‘ handover of the first Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft that was developed by its aeronautical systems business. The official event took place after General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the British agency completed acceptance test procedures for the drone in El Mirage, California, both parties announced in […] More

by Jamie Bennet October 7, 2022, 11:51 am
in News

General Atomics Unit Aims to Streamline UAS Production With New Additive Manufacturing Hub

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has launched a center that will apply 3D printing processes to design and fabricate unmanned aircraft system components. The newly established center of excellence will incorporate additive manufacturing applications, tooling and flight hardware into UAS production efforts, the company said Wednesday. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. estimates saving more than $2 million on […] More

by Regina Garcia September 26, 2022, 11:55 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics Wraps Up Autonomous Flight of Experimental Military UAS

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has accomplished a completely autonomous flight of the Avenger MQ-20A, an experimental unmanned aircraft system designed for military use. The Sept. 12 test flight employed an artificially intelligent pilot that navigated the vehicle for nearly 30 minutes and aimed to validate a company-built reinforcement learning architecture in an operationally relevant […] More

by Jamie Bennet September 20, 2022, 11:55 am
in News, Technology

General Atomics Selects Ramco as Software Partner for SkyGuardian’s MRO Services

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has chosen Ramco Systems to provide a software platform for maintenance, repair and overhaul activities in line with the former’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian aircraft sustainment program. Ramco will use its enterprise resource planning software to meet the systems’ MRO requirements, including line, component, engine, hangar and aftermarket services, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems said […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 2, 2022, 11:58 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics Conducts UAS Payload Tests for Navy Exercise Preparations

A General Atomics affiliate has tested communication and electronic intelligence systems on an MQ-9B unmanned aircraft system to prepare for the U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise. The company said Thursday its aeronautical systems unit equipped the SeaGuardian UAS payloads from L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Nevada Corp. for the flight test series that took […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 24, 2022, 12:00 pm
in Government Technology, News

General Atomics Unveils New Targeting Radar for Gray Eagle ER Unmanned Aircraft

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has increased its product line with the launch of a multi-mode drone radar designed to capture high-resolution imagery of targets in rain, fog, smoke, clouds and dust at long ranges. The new Eagle Eye radar of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. operates from the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft […] More

by Nichols Martin April 6, 2022, 12:03 pm

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