General Atomics has moved to final preparations for the first launch of its Orbital Test Bed satellite aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Â
A team of General Atomics professionals and participating institutions has concluded an 11-month modernization project at a Department of Energy laboratory for energy and nuclear fusion studies.
General Atomics has produced one of the six modules that will serve as critical components of a 59-foot solenoid magnet being developed under the international ITER nuclear energy fusion project.
A General Atomics-built ground control station used a Collins Aerospace avionics system to facilitate a recent test flight of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.
The U.S. Army has trained a company of militay personnel on how to operate an extended-range variant of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system from General Atomics' aeronautical systems business.
General Atomics used its ground control station to manage the entire flight of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft from takeoff at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona to landing.
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business and Airbus Group's Tesat-Spacecom subsidiary agreed to jointly develop free-space optical communication terminals intended for U.S. defense and intelligence use.
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business demonstrated its Advanced Arresting Gear during a Naval Air Systems Command test aimed to ensure qualification of the system for barricade use on board Ford-class aircraft carriers.
Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin have received contract modifications to perform beam control critical design review in support of a Missile Defense Agency program to develop a laser system onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle.
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business on Wednesday broke ground at the site of a hangar facility for the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.