Ongoing flight operations of the new YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft helped General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., set a new company record, pushing past a total of 9 million flight hours. […]
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GA-ASI + AeroVironment complete 1st air launch of Switchblade 600 from an MQ-9A UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and AeroVironment (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) collaborated on the air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition (LM) from a GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9A unmanned […]
GA-ASI is entering the ground testing phase for their YFQ-42A CCA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has moved into the ground testing phase of development on the YFQ-42A production-representative test vehicle for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program in preparation […]
UK certifies Protector as the 1st of its kind UAS
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed […]
GA-ASI delivers MQ-9A Block 5 extended range UAS to the USMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)—this new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered […]
GA-ASI invests in two Dutch companies
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will invest in two companies from the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event last November: Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors. At the Blue Magic investment […]
GA-ASI welcomes USAF designation for new Collaborative Combat Aircraft—YFQ-42A
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) welcomes the U.S. Air Force’s designation for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft: the new uncrewed jet fighter will be called the YFQ-42A—this announcement followed an […]
GA-ASI + CAE sign long-term agreement MQ-9B SkyGuardian mission trainer
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and CAE have engaged in a long-term agreement for the development and production of the next-generation mission trainer for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® remotely piloted aircraft […]
Gray Eagle STOL makes historic first flight from ship to land
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) logged another aviation milestone on November 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at […]
1st EagleEye radar comes off the GA-ASI production line
The first EagleEye multi-mode radar has moved off the production line of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). The new radar is a high-performance system that delivers high-resolution, photographic-quality imagery […]