General Atomics

Latest stories

  • General Atomics MQ-9 UAS Aids in Northern California Firefighting Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics MQ-9 UAS Aids in Northern California Firefighting Efforts

    The California Air National Guard has deployed General Atomics-built MQ-9 unmanned aircraft systems to help the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conduct mapping operations in Northern California. General Atomics said Monday MQ-9 is equipped with an intelligence and reconnaissance sensor suite that works to help firefighters on the ground obtain situational awareness data they need plan strategies […] More

  • Nick Bucci: General Atomics Seeks Production Boost for Defense-Focused Small Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Nick Bucci: General Atomics Seeks Production Boost for Defense-Focused Small Satellites

    General Atomics plans to increase production of small satellites such as 6U Cubesats and 1,100-pound satellites for defense clients, Space News reported Thursday. “Since we’ve acquired Miltech we’ve done a lot of investment in taking the lessons learned from how we build and design those satellites to improve our current generation of satellite design,” Nick […] More

  • Report: Trump Administration Plans New Rules to Ease US Military Drone Exports - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Report: Trump Administration Plans New Rules to Ease US Military Drone Exports

    The White House is on track to complete new policies that aim to facilitate the sale of U.S.-built military unmanned aircraft systems to international customers and help U.S. drone manufacturers compete with Israeli and Chinese counterparts, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Trump administration also intends to relax international restrictions on U.S. drone exports through the renegotiation […] More

  • General Atomics Shifts MQ-1C UAS Production to Extended Range Variant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in C4ISR News, News

    General Atomics Shifts MQ-1C UAS Production to Extended Range Variant

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has transitioned the production line for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to an extended-range variant of the unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it commenced developmental tests on the first four MQ-1C ER units and expects to begin follow-on operational test and evaluation activities in the spring of […] More

  • General Atomics to Help Sustain USS Ford Aircraft Launch, Arresting Gear System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics to Help Sustain USS Ford Aircraft Launch, Arresting Gear System

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a delivery order for spare parts needed to sustain a U.S. Navy carrier’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear system. The company said Monday GA-EMS will support the USS Gerald R. Ford AAG ground-based facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. GA-EMS will also assess and analyze equipment, perform quality […] More

  • Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in C4ISR News, News

    Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System

    The U.S. Army plans to implement a new technology designed to help the service branch’s AH-64 Apache helicopter operators communicate with up to two unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Sunday. The report said Manned-Unmanned Teaming X system will work to help AH-64E crews to operate the sensors and flight paths of Textron‘s RQ-7 Shadow and General […] More

  • General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson to Speak at TTC UAS Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson to Speak at TTC UAS Symposium

    Chris Pehrson, vice president for Defense Department strategic development at General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business, will serve as a guest speaker at Technology Training Corp.-hosted Unmanned Aircraft Systems East for Defense and Government symposium that will kick off Saturday, Nov. 7, in Washington, D.C. Pehrson is one of the 24 guest presenters who will discuss emerging […] More

  • GA-ASI Launches First Test Flight from New North Dakota-Based Test and Training Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    GA-ASI Launches First Test Flight from New North Dakota-Based Test and Training Center

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has conducted the first test flight from its new Flight Test and Training Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. GA-ASI deployed a Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft which flew approximately 1,075 nautical miles in Class A civilian airspace, General Atomics said Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration granted a […] More

  • General Atomics Lands MDA Reaper UAV Demo Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics Lands MDA Reaper UAV Demo Contract

    A business unit of General Atomics has received a one-year, $30.3 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate passive configured MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. The Defense Department said Tuesday that General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems group will showcase the capacities of Reaper drone at two Ballistic Missile Defense System and five continental U.S. tests. Tests […] More

  • General Atomics Adds 5 Industry Partners to Team Reaper Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics Adds 5 Industry Partners to Team Reaper Australia

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has announced the inclusion of five additional companies to an industry team that will support Australia’s Project Air 7003 that seeks to build a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft platform. Rockwell Collins‘ Australian arm, Airspeed, Ultra Electronics Australia, Quickstep Holdings and TAE Aerospace have joined Team Reaper Australia, General Atomics said Wednesday. Linden Blue, CEO […] More

  • General Atomics' MQ-1C Extended Range Variant Surpasses Flight Test Goal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics’ MQ-1C Extended Range Variant Surpasses Flight Test Goal

    An extended-range variant of General Atomics‘ MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system has exceeded the 40-hour goal during an endurance flight test. General Atomics said Thursday MQ-1C ER was configured for a representative U.S. Army mission and flew 41.9 hours after the UAS was launched from El Mirage, California. It marked the aircraft’s 43rd test flight since Oct. […] More

  • General Atomics Opens Flight Test & Training Center Hangar in North Dakota - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    General Atomics Opens Flight Test & Training Center Hangar in North Dakota

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to mark the opening of a new unmanned aircraft system hangar at the Grand Sky business park in North Dakota. The company said Tuesday its Flight Test and Training Center hangar is built to house GA-ASI operational hardware such as MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Predator B remotely […] More