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 […]
MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA
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 […]
L3Harris’ high-performance imaging capabilities advance RCAF RPA
L3Harris is providing 11 state-of-the-art WESCAM MX™-20D EO/IR sensor systems to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for Canada’s fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Delivery of […]
GA-ASI completes full-scale MQ-9B RPA fatigues test
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of […]
Government of Canada orders the MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAs from GA-ASI
The Government of Canada has signed a contract to purchase a fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) — this order […]
General Atomics-ASI’s unmanned aircraft surpasses 8 million flight hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator®, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® lines, has surpassed […]
GA-ASI performs cold weather validation using MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully performed Cold Weather Validation (CWV) using a company-owned, MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) in late January/early February of 2023, adding to […]
GA-ASI demos network relay using lasercomms
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has completed a fully-networked demonstration using multiple Laser Communication terminals. The network included ground, mobile and airborne terminals. During the demonstration, a live video and […]
General Atomics + SES + Hughes Network Systems successfully demo multi-orbit SATCOM for MQ-9B RPA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), SES and Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES) have successfully demo’d multi-orbit SATCOM using a GA-ASI-supplied MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The demonstration occurred on […]