Latest UCAV Autonomy Demonstrated Using MQ-20 & Waveform X General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) used the MQ-20 Avenger to demonstrate its hardware-agnostic, open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and Waveform X, during a flight test in November 23 Jan 2024
January 23, 2024
GA-ASI Demonstrates Autonomy Ecosystem with Live Flight Test The UCAV flight test closed the Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, and Assess engagement chain using a mix of Live, Virtual, and Constructive entities 11 Jan 2024
January 11, 2024
Full-Scale Fatigues Test on MQ-9B Complete GA-ASI has completed the full-scale fatigue test, simulating the aircraft’s design service through the application of repeated structural loading on the assembled airframe 05 Jan 2024
January 5, 2024
Italian Air Force Flies GA-ASI’s New Remotely Piloted Aircraft The new RPA was delivered, along with a new Mobile Ground Control Station, as part of a Mid-Life Modernization update to the fleet of RPAs from GA-ASI 06 Dec 2023
December 6, 2023
Short Takeoff/Landing UAS Demonstration on Aircraft Carrier The MQ-9B STOL UAS is being considered by the Royal Navy and other navies that operate aircraft from large flat-deck warships without catapults and arresting gear 21 Nov 2023
November 21, 2023
Partnership to Integrate Smart Weapons onto SkyGuardian EDGE and GA-ASI will integrate precision-guided munition and guided-glide weapon solutions from EDGE onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian 14 Nov 2023
November 14, 2023
GA-ASI sUAS Aerial Recovery System Improved The sUAS/ALEs can be used for surveillance, electronic attack, and enemy air defense suppression for days or weeks at a time using aerial recovery 18 Oct 2023
October 18, 2023
GA-ASI Enters LongShot Flight Testing Phase GA-ASI was contracted to develop DARPA’s concept for disruptive air combat operations through demonstration of an air-to-air weapons capable air vehicle 20 Sep 2023
September 20, 2023
Netherlands Increases Order for Remotely Piloted Aircraft The Dutch air force doubles the number of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) they will procure from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) 21 Aug 2023
August 21, 2023
GA-ASI Opens New Hangar for International Crew Training & Aircraft Maintenance The new hangar will be used for international crew training, aircraft storage, maintenance and will house two GA-ASI Certified Ground Control Stations (CGCSs) 14 Aug 2023
August 14, 2023
First Dirt Operation for Mojave STOL UAS The flight tests, primarily focused on gathering terrain feedback using Mojave, were the first-ever Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) on a dirt surface for the UAS 04 Aug 2023
August 4, 2023