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GA-ASI Announces New PELE Small UAS for International Customers Jun 16, 2025 12:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in unmanned aircraft from the iconic Predator to the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has unveiled a new small uncrewed launched effect with widespread multi-mission capabilities for the global aerospace and defense market. More info..

GA-ASI Adds Saab Airborne Early Warning Capability to MQ-9B
Jun 16, 2025 12:00 JST

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is partnering with Saab to develop Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability for its line of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which includes the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian models, the United Kingdom's Protector, and the new MQ-9B STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) model currently in development. GA-ASI plans to fly AEW on MQ-9B in 2026.
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Future of Uncrewed Airpower on Display at Paris Air Show Jun 16, 2025 00:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) returns to Paris in 2025 with a variety of new products and concepts highlighting the future of uncrewed airpower at its stand in Hall 3, B-176, beginning June 16. More info..

UK MOD Signs Protector Support Contract with GA-ASI Jun 10, 2025 06:00 JST The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has signed a support and sustainment contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for logistics and maintenance of the Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system. More info..

UK Certifies Protector As First of Its Kind Remotely Piloted Aircraft
May 09, 2025 00:00 JST

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 a rigorous airworthiness assessment and verifying it's safe to operate without geographic restrictions, including over populous areas.
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GA-ASI Announces Technology Investments From Blue Magic Netherlands Apr 17, 2025 01:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to announce two businesses that it will invest in from the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event last November: Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors. More info..

GA-ASI Inks Collaboration Deal With South Korea's Hanwha Apr 08, 2025 23:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace have agreed to collaborate on the development and production of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for the global defense market. More info..

GA-ASI Advances Sub-Hunting With Test of New Air-Dropped Sensors Feb 26, 2025 07:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) continues to expand the role of unmanned aerial systems, demonstrating the first-ever Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability on an MQ-9B SeaGuardian. More info..

GA-ASI and CAE Sign Long-Term Agreement to Develop the Next Generation MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R) Mission Trainer Feb 19, 2025 15:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and CAE are pleased to announce 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 system (RPAS). More info..

Japan Maritime Defense Force Selects SeaGuardians From GA-ASI
Dec 04, 2024 08:00 JST

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) SeaGuardian(R) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program. This follows JMSDF use of SeaGuardian since May 2023 as part of its Medium-Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) RPA System Trial Operations Project.
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15 Companies Pitch Their Capabilities at GA-ASI's Blue Magic Netherlands
Dec 03, 2024 07:00 JST

On November 19, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) hosted its first Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Approximately 200 people attended the event that provided Dutch businesses with an opportunity to present their capabilities to GA-ASI and other companies interested in possible collaborations.
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GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B for Second Lifetime Oct 15, 2024 01:00 JST On Sept. 30, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). More info..

GA-ASI Adds NIDV and NATO DIANA to Blue Magic Netherlands Agenda
Sep 27, 2024 08:00 JST

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has added Raymond Knops, Chairman of the Dutch Industry Foundation for Defence and Security (NIDV), and Thomas McSorley, General Counsel for NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic), to a growing list of speakers and panelists on the agenda for the first-ever Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event being held on November 19, 2024.
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Japan Buys Two SeaGuardians From GA-ASI Aug 16, 2024 05:00 JST The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of two SeaGuardian(R) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. More info..

Second RAF Protector Now Operating in Waddington Jul 23, 2024 07:00 JST The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) now has two Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) operating at RAF Waddington. The second Protector has started its ground trial at RAF Station Waddington with first flight expected in August. More info..

GA-ASI to Host First Blue Magic Event in the Netherlands Jul 22, 2024 20:19 JST Following the success of Blue Magic events held in Belgium, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has scheduled its first Blue Magic event in the Netherlands on Nov. 19, 2024. More info..

GA-ASI Flies MQ-9B With Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6 E-Series Engine Jul 19, 2024 23:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R) Remotely Piloted Aircraft on July 15, 2024, with a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada. More info..

GA-ASI Selected to Build CCA for AFLCMC Apr 25, 2024 07:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Advanced Aircraft Division. More info..

GA-ASI Mojave Lights Up the Yuma Desert in Live-Fire Demonstration Apr 23, 2024 20:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) confirms that its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) destroyed static targets in live-fire tests on April 13, 2024, validating the system's battlefield relevance and recording another milestone for the demonstrator aircraft. More info..

GA-ASI Makes First Flight of XQ-67A OBSS Mar 01, 2024 08:00 JST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on Feb. 28, 2024. OBSS is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) program and GA-ASI was selected in 2021 to design, build and fly the new aircraft. More info..

General Atomics Expands International Collaborations and Partnerships With Japan in Critical and Emerging Technologies Feb 20, 2024 06:00 JST More info..

GA-ASI Mojave STOL UAS Completes First Dirt Operation
Aug 04, 2023 07:30 JST

On Aug. 1, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif.
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GA-ASI's Unmanned Aircraft Cross 8 Million Flight Hours
Jul 14, 2023 16:00 JST

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator(R), Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger(R), and MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R)/SeaGuardian(R) lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft have completed 566,000 total missions in nearly 40 countries around the world.
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GA-ASI Selects ScioTeq to Support Detect and Avoid Program
Jun 21, 2023 03:00 JST

As General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) continues towards its development goal of earning Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization from the FAA for its internally developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system, the company has selected Belgium-based ScioTeq to supply a certified processor and display for its DAA solution.
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