GA-ASI Completes First Production-Representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). First flight of this aircraft took place on March 30, 2020 at GA-ASI’s Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, California.“With ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Installs New Predator Mission Trainer at FTTC

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has installed a new Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) at its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The aircraft flight simulator, produced by CAE, will be used to train operators of MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted ...

Air National Guard to Install GA-ASI Detect and Avoid System on two MQ-9 RPA

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG) have signed a contract for GA-ASI to supply its Detect and Avoid System (DAAS) for one MQ-9 Block 1 and one MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).“Our Detect and Avoid System has been extensively ...

C-Astral ATLAS C4EYE Mini UAS For ISR Missions Successfully Flown At USSOCOM

ATLAS C4EYE, a fixed-wing mini tactical drone developed by Terra Drone member company C-Astral Aerospace, has successfully completed the 2020 Expeditionary Organic Tactical Airborne ISR Capability Set (EOTACS) evaluation conducted by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)....

Marine Corps Partners with Air Force Agility Prime on eVTOL Aircraft for Logistics

The Pentagon’s interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft continues to grow, with the Marine Corps’ Warfighting Lab now partnering with the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to explore unmanned aerial logistics solutions.For years, the service has worked with ...

Schiebel Completes Heavy Fuel Acceptance Tests For Royal Australian Navy

Building on 12 years of extensive experience developing engines for the CAMCOPTER® S-100 system and the lessons learned from extensive operations worldwide, Schiebel has engineered a new proprietary heavy fuel engine, the S2. Delivered as a next generation replacement for the current propulsion ...

RAF To Launch Swarming Drone Squadron In April

The project has been funded through the £160m UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Transformation Fund designed to deploy and deliver advanced projects for the armed forces. Announcing the project, Williamson said that it was designed to complement the “leading edge” technology of the F-35 Joint ...