General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has secured a contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to develop a new airborne battlespace awareness and defense capability for the MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft. ABAD will feature a next-generation software-defined radio-based electronic warfare system from BAE Systems and the AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure System advanced […] More

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Shift5 have joined forces to enhance the MQ-9A Reaper by integrating the latter’s platform, which features onboard cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities. GA-ASI said Wednesday the platform offers essential operational and cybersecurity insights, allowing operators to make informed decisions swiftly and securely. Furthermore, the platform supports on-premises and cloud […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded the aeronautical business of advanced technology provider General Atomics a $94.8 million contract to support work on the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Smart Sensor program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that, under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will conduct research, development, test and evaluation […] More

Hughes Network Systems has secured a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to produce the initial units of an advanced modem designed to enhance the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system. The EchoStar company said Monday it received the contract after completing the development phase and is set to commence deliveries of the HM400T modems in the spring.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' XQ-67A off-board sensing station completed its inaugural flight three weeks after the company conducted high-speed taxi trials of the drone with the U.S. Air Force Laboratory. GA-ASI announced that the test flight took place on Wednesday, validating the effectiveness of a common core chassis as the genus for constructing different aircraft variants.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory provided a preview of their novel off-board sensing station as part of the service branch's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The XQ-67A sensing drone underwent high-speed taxi tests in preparation for flight trials that were originally set for the first half of fiscal year 2024.

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General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems division demonstrated the short-takeoff and landing capabilities of its Mojave unmanned aircraft system during a series of flight tests on a dirt strip in California. Mojave conducted take-offs in as little as 586 feet and performed short landings on unimproved surfaces in as little as 335 feet, GA-ASI said Thursday. The […] More

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 […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract to build and flight test an unmanned aerial system that is being eyed as an off-board sensing station for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. GA-ASI will employ its Gambit Series collaborative combat aircraft to validate the OBSS concept developed by AFRL under the low-cost attritable […] More

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems completed three live, virtual, and constructive combat missions using artificially intelligent pilots on its Avenger unmanned aircraft system. General Atomics said Wednesday the flights mark a new milestone in GA-ASI’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft ecosystem for Autonomous Collaborative Platform UAS. The Avenger was paired with a “digital twin” aircraft operated virtually using […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business demonstrated its MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft during a military free-fall high-altitude training exercise of the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) held in January. The company said Thursday the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle conducted remote monitoring of the exercise, tracked the jumps and offered critical overwatch capabilities for the […] More

The Japanese coast guard has tested maritime surveillance tools developed by Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business aboard SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft of General Atomics' aeronautical systems segment.

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