Leonardo has teamed up with General Atomics' aeronautical systems business to test and offer an expendable active decoy system as an off-the-shelf protection option for the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft.
Read More »Leonardo, General Atomics to Integrate AESA Tech Into SeaGuardian Aircraft
Leonardo and General Atomics' aeronautical systems business have teamed up to incorporate the former's active electronically scanned array maritime radar into the latter's MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.
Read More »General Atomics Puts MQ-9B UAV Wing Through Static Test
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has tested the wing structure of an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft variant during a full-scale static testing period that lasted for three months.
Read More »General Atomics Begins MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft Validation Flights in Japan
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has commenced a series of flights for its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system as part of a demonstration for the Japanese coast guard.
Read More »General Atomics Equips SeaGuardian RPA With Leonardo’s Radar Detector
A General Atomics remotely piloted aircraft has been equipped with a Leonardo-built technology that works to scan wide areas for radar emissions. The MQ-9B SeaGuardian RPA now includes SAGE 750, an electronic support measure system designed to collect intelligence data on surrounding land- and sea-based radars, General Atomics said Thursday.
Read More »Navy Taps GA-ASI to Supply MQ-9A Reaper UAS, Mobile Ground Stations
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business a $26.9M contract to provide MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial systems and a mobile control station to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and persistent strike activities.
Read More »General Atomics Installs CAE’s Predator Mission Trainer at North Dakota Facility; Todd Probert Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has installed and started using the CAE-developed Predator Mission Trainer at its flight test and training center in North Dakota.
Read More »General Atomics Flies First Production MQ-9B Aircraft; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has flown the first production unit of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, a remotely piloted aircraft designed for all-weather performance.
Read More »General Atomics Unveils Automated Intell Tools for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has introduced a set of tools built to automate management of remotely piloted aircraft operations. The Integrated Intelligence Center has a user experience-based design and uses a modular and open architecture framework that supports third-party horizontal integration as well as the development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies.
Read More »General Atomics, L3 Demo SIGINT Tech on Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business and L3 Technologies have demonstrated a full-band signals intelligence technology developed for use on a medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft platform. The MQ-9 Predator B RPA carried a pod with SIGINT tools during a test that took place last month in Yuma, Ariz., the companies said in a joint statement released Monday.
Read More »General Atomics Adopts Collins Aerospace-Built Avionics Tech for Drone Flight Demo
A General Atomics-built ground control station used a Collins Aerospace avionics system to facilitate a recent test flight of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.
Read More »Abaco Systems Provides Flight Computer for General Atomics RPA Ground Control Station
General Atomics used an Abaco Systems computer technology as part of a ground control station built to manage MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone operations.
Read More »General Atomics to Equip MQ-9B RPA With Detect-Avoid Tech for Certification; Linden Blue Quoted
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business continues to develop a multimission remotely piloted aircraft and intends to equip the new vehicle with a detect and avoid technology as part of certification efforts.
Read More »General Atomics Demos MQ-9B Flight Operation With Laptop, Satcom Datalink
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has demonstrated launch and recovery of an unmanned aerial system using a portable laptop in conjunction with a satellite communications technology.
Read More »Hughes Delivers Satcom Modems to General Atomics for SkyGuardian RPA Beyond-Line-of-Sight Comms
Hughes Network Systems has delivered an initial batch of satellite communication modems to support beyond-line-of-sight operations of General Atomics's remotely piloted aircraft.
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