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GA-ASI’s Family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Reaches New Flight Milestone

GA-ASI's Family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Reaches New Flight Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event

Autonomous aircraft manufactured by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems division has recorded over eight million flight hours after completing multiple missions in nearly 40 countries worldwide.

GA-ASI said Friday its fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft has flown more than 4,000 flight hours supporting various U.S. Navy exercises and operations of the Japanese coast guard and maritime self-defense force.

The company’s family of unmanned aerial systems includes Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B and supports disaster response and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions of various U.S. and international military customers.

“GA-ASI continues to be a leader in developing reliable, cost-efficient, and sustainable unmanned aircraft systems that perform advanced operations for our customers around the world,” said Linden Blue, CEO of GA-ASI.

The company has over three decades of experience developing UAS, ground control stations, sensor payloads and radar systems. 

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Written by Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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