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    Navy Eyes General Atomics UAS Support for Task Force Southwest Missions

    The U.S. Navy intends to award General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business a contract to provide contractor-owned/contractor-operated unmanned air systems to support Task Force Southwest missions across the U.S. Central Command area of operations in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the Naval Air Systems Command will ask GA-ASI to supply military […] More

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    General Atomics to Supply USAF MQ-9 UAS Block 5 Kits

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $14.2 million contract modification to a business unit of General Atomics for the supply of Block 5 MQ-9 unmanned aerial system kits. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will provide MQ-9 extended-range and beyond-line-of-sight kits as well as Barrett Asymmetrical Digital Datalink Computer Routers under the modification, the Defense Department said Wednesday. GA-ASI […] More

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    General Atomics, Starburst Accelerator Host Aerospace Tech Showcase Event

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has collaborated with Starburst Accelerator to administer selection committee program for multiple aerospace startup firms to pitch various technology platforms. Ten aerospace startups presented technologies to industry representatives and potential investors during “The Future Is Now” event that took place Dec. 1 at GA-ASI’s headquarters in Poway, California, General Atomics said Monday. “We hosted […] More

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    General Atomics to Integrate Small Diameter Bomb on Air Force MQ-9 RPA

    A business unit of General Atomics has received a one-year, $17.5 million contract to support the integration of a small diameter bomb technology onto the U.S. Air Force‘s MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will help the service branch integrate the Guided Bomb Unit-39B/B with a dual carriage system through the use of a universal armament interface, the Defense […] More

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    General Atomics RPA Platform Demos Submarine Tracking Feature at Navy Exercise

    General Atomics‘ MQ-9 Predator B remotely piloted aircraft platform demonstrated a capacity to remotely detect and track submerged contacts during a U.S. Naval exercise held in October at the Southern California Offshore Range. The company said Monday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. supported the U.S. Navy exercise which showcased new maritime patrol systems including anti-submarine […] More

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    General Atomics Receives Aviation Week Award for Extended-Range Gray Eagle UAS Program

    A General Atomics subsidiary has won a Program Excellence award from Aviation Week magazine in recognition of its Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.‘s program team that oversees GE-ER development efforts for the U.S. Army received the award in the original equipment manufacturer research and development/system design and development category during the publication’s Annual […] More

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    General Atomics, Huneed Agree to Explore Aerospace Tech Collaboration Opportunities

    A General Atomics subsidiary and South Korea-based airborne systems manufacturer  Huneed Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential opportunities for collaboration between the two companies. Both parties seek to identify common manufacturing, technology and strategic interests as General Atomics Aeronautics Systems Inc. considers Huneed as its possible in-country technology supplier, GA-ASI said Wednesday. “We are […] More

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    General Atomics, South Korean S&T Institute Partner to Develop RPA Civilian Airspace Integration Strategies

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have partnered to develop strategies to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into South Korea’s civil airspace. GA-ASI said Tuesday it seeks to understand the South Korean civil airspace system and its regulatory aspects through collaboration with KAIST’s Civil RPAS Research Center. CR2CENT offers advice […] More

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    General Atomics to Support Air Force Organic Depot Activation

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a potential two-year, $18.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force activate an organic depot maintenance platform. The company will provide software, hardware and documentation services for the Air Force depot maintenance system’s computer software configuration item, the Defense Department said Monday. Work under the sole-source contract will occur at […] More