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Hughes, SES Test Multi-Orbit Satcom for General Atomics Unmanned Aircraft

Hughes Network Systems and SES have tested the performance of multi-orbit satellite communications that General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business intends to use on its unmanned aerial vehicle to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Hughes said Wednesday its HM series software-defined modems and resource management system work with SES’ geosynchronous and medium earth orbit satellites […] More

by Nichols Martin September 23, 2021, 11:55 am
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General Atomics’ Avenger UAS With Lockheed Sensor Showcases Autonomous Tracking

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business flew an Avenger unmanned aircraft to demonstrate autonomous target tracking with help from a Lockheed Martin-made infrared sensor. During the industry-funded demonstration, Avenger used the infrared search and track capability of Lockheed’s Legion Pod to detect multiple aircraft that were flying at fast speeds, General Atomics said Wednesday. Avenger’s autonomy […] More

by Nichols Martin August 12, 2021, 11:16 am
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UK Orders 13 Additional General Atomics MQ-9B Drones for RAF Protector Program
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General Atomics to Modernize Italy’s MQ-9 Fleet

General Atomics will perform mid-life modernization work on the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft owned by the Italian air force under a U.S. government contract intended to fulfill a foreign military sales requirement. The company said Thursday its aeronautics systems business will incorporate the Block 5 configuration into Italy’s MQ-9 fleet and update ground terminals used […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 28, 2021, 2:05 am
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General Atomics Demos Gray Eagle UAS for JTAC Operations

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business assessed how the Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system could help advance sensor-to-shooter capabilities during a technology demonstration in late April at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. A joint terminal attack controller captured the sensor field of regard, video and aircraft location using an Android Team Awareness Kit and digitally transmitted ‘call for fires’ on various targets by controlling the electro-optical/infrared sensor aboard the Gray Eagle platform during the April 23 demo.

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by Jane Edwards May 14, 2021, 6:24 am
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General Atomics-Built MQ-9 Reaper Flies With Electronic Support Measure Payload; J.R. Reid Quoted

The U.S. Air Force performed flights of the General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft equipped with the Reaper Defense Electronic Support System and a digital recorder in Europe through remote split operations. RDESS is an electronic support measure payload that provides MQ-9 with electronic sensing capability by gathering and geolocating signals of interest from standoff ranges, while the digital recorder collects multispectral targeting pod data to further develop machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.

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by Jane Edwards April 23, 2021, 2:17 am
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General Atomics to Support ISR Projects With Hexagon’s Geospatial Products

The aeronautical systems business of General Atomics has tapped Hexagon's U.S. federal arm to support its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance projects by providing geospatial capabilities for visualization and analysis tasks. Hexagon US Federal products under its Luciad Portfolio will be used on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Multi-Mission Controller and Metis projects.

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by Christine Thropp April 20, 2021, 3:31 am
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General Atomics, Army Use New C2 Software for Gray Eagle Drone Test; J.R. Reid Quoted

General Atomics' aeronautical systems business used a new command and control software to help the U.S. Army test an extended-range unmanned aircraft system. The Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS flew on Jan. 28 for acceptance testing under the control of General Atomics' Scalable C2 software that was operated via an Army laptop, the company said Wednesday.

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by Nichols Martin March 11, 2021, 5:05 am
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General Atomics to Develop, Test Air-Launched Drone Under DARPA Contract
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General Atomics Lands $71M Army Modification for UAS Engineering, Technical Support

General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has secured a $70.7M contract modification from the U.S. Army to perform engineering and technical work on unmanned aircraft systems.

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by Matthew Nelson October 29, 2020, 7:44 am
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General Atomics Test-Flies UAS Launch & Recovery Demonstrator

General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has demonstrated a small unmanned aircraft system during a captive carry test with an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The Sparrowhawk flight demonstrations took place from Sept. 16 to 17 and used a laptop-hosted control station to manage the sUAS launch-and-recovery demonstrator, the company said Friday.

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by Nichols Martin September 28, 2020, 9:04 am
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General Atomics Demos Potential of Extended-Range Gray Eagle UAS for Multidomain Ops

General Atomics' aeronautical systems unit has conducted a third demonstration of how the extended-range Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system could support the U.S. Army in multidomain operations. The company said Monday it used intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads, long-range sensors, command and control systems and air-launched effects from industry partners during monthlong demo event.

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by Nichols Martin June 30, 2020, 7:19 am