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  • General Atomics Conducts 37-Hour Flight Test on Predator B Big-Wing UAV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Conducts 37-Hour Flight Test on Predator B Big-Wing UAV

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business flew its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Big Wing unmanned aerial vehicle for 37 hours non-stop as part of a follow-on endurance flight test program. The test simulated an operational mission to check the modified UAV’s flight time and its launch, operational altitude climb, loiter and reconnaissance maneuvering functions, General Atomics said Wednesday. Results indicated […] More

  • General Atomics, CBP Test Anti-Collision Radar Aboard Unmanned Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, CBP Test Anti-Collision Radar Aboard Unmanned Aircraft

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems unit and the Customs and Border Protection agency have tested a detect-and-avoid system that includes the company’s Due Regard Radar anti-collision system onboard CBP’s Guardian unmanned aircraft system. The company said Wednesday the DAA system also features a Honeywell traffic alert and collision avoidance tool and sensor tracker as it works to provide air traffic imagery for remotely piloted aircraft GA says […] More

  • Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation

    A General Atomics subsidiary has signed partnership agreements with CAE and the University of North Dakota’s aerospace foundation in an effort to augment training services for operators of Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The UND Aerospace Foundation will provide a flight simulator system to help train students at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.‘s RPA Training Academy in North Dakota on how to operate a drone, General […] More

  • Linden Blue: General Atomics Tests Fuselage Structure of Predator B Variant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Linden Blue: General Atomics Tests Fuselage Structure of Predator B Variant

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has finished rigorous tests on the fuselage structure of  a new variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft. “Completion of this testing signifies that the design of the new fuselage will be able to meet the strict requirements for type-certification and routine operations in national airspace,” Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics […] More

  • General Atomics' Chris Pehrson: C4ISR Sector Should Address RPA Technology Gaps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson: C4ISR Sector Should Address RPA Technology Gaps

    Chris Pehrson, a senior executive at General Atomics, has told Bloomberg Government that the vast amounts of intelligence data that remotely piloted aircraft’s sensors collect pose a challenge to the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sector. Pehrson said in an interview published Thursday that General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business seeks to address that challenge through […] More

  • AF Requests Info on Sense-and-Avoid Tech Sources for Remotely Piloted Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF Requests Info on Sense-and-Avoid Tech Sources for Remotely Piloted Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip remotely piloted aircraft with platforms that work to “sense and avoid” other aerial vehicles in order to prevent collisions in airspace. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will assess potential SAA technology systems based on nine technology […] More

  • General Atomics Completes Predator Deliveries to Italian Air Force; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Completes Predator Deliveries to Italian Air Force; Frank Pace Comments

    General Atomics has delivered the final two RQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft systems to the Italian Air Force. Frank Pace, president of aircraft systems at General Atomics aeronautical systems, said Tuesday that “with the delivery of these aircraft, GA-ASI completes over two decades of delivering Predator A capabilities to the United States and allied countries.” […] More

  • Selex Exhibits Drones for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Selex Exhibits Drones for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program

    Selex ES has exhibited a set of surveillance technologies built for a NATO program the alliance developed to help protect member countries. Local government officials, Northrop Grumman delegates, representatives from Italy’s air force and members of NATO’s alliance ground surveillance management agency attended the presentation in Italian city Turin, Selex said Thursday. NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance program is scheduled to kick […] More

  • Frank Pace: General Atomics Affiliate Picks North Dakota for New UAV Training Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Pace: General Atomics Affiliate Picks North Dakota for New UAV Training Facility

    A General Atomics business segment has announced plans to set up a new facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota that will train aircrews of domestic and international military agencies on how to operate remotely piloted aircraft. “We selected North Dakota as the site for our new training academy because it offered an unequaled opportunity to support both […] More

  • Air Force Fields Modified General Atomics Reaper UAV; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Fields Modified General Atomics Reaper UAV; Frank Pace Comments

    The U.S. Air Force has fielded a General Atomics-built unmanned Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range remotely piloted aircraft in support of the service’s Quick Reaction Capability requirement for the company. General Atomics said Tuesday the modified Reaper includes two wing-mounted fuel tanks, an alcohol/water injection system, a four-bladed propeller and a trailing arm landing gear system. Frank Pace, president of aircraft […] More

  • France Takes in 3rd General Atomics Reaper Drone; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    France Takes in 3rd General Atomics Reaper Drone; Frank Pace Comments

    France’s military has received a third unmanned Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper from General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as targeting missions. The company said Friday this latest delivery is the third for the French air force and will join the two remotely piloted aircraft currently in service. Frank Pace, president of aircraft […] More

  • Frank Pace: General Atomics, Sener Forge Alliance to Offer Spain ISR Unmanned Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Pace: General Atomics, Sener Forge Alliance to Offer Spain ISR Unmanned Aircraft

    A General Atomics subsidiary has partnered with Sener to market the Predator B remotely-piloted aircraft to the Spanish government. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Sener aim to update the drone’s data collection technology in order to meet the Spanish military’s airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements, GA-ASI said Monday. Frank Pace, president of aircraft […] More