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GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Showcased at RIMPAC 2024 Maritime Exercise
With the completion of the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) flight operations on July 28, 2024, the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) supplied by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), self-deployed back to its
Boeing Wins U.S. Air Force Contract for Two Rapid Prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetail Aircraft
Boeing has been awarded a $2.56 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetail aircraft. The contract includes lifecycle development, training and support for the Air Force’s E-7A
L3Harris Demonstrates Electronic Warfare Operations During Valiant Shield 2024 Exercise
L3Harris Technologies successfully demonstrated its new electronic warfare (EW) capability in the U.S. Indo Pacific Command’s (USINDOPACOM) Valiant Shield 2024, a biennial field training exercise focused on integrating interoperability in a
GA-ASI Selected for Red 5 to Prototype Advanced Air-to-Air Autonomy on MQ-20 Avenger®
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $98 million contract as Lead Systems Integrator for Project Red 5. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) Project, run by the Test Resource Management Center
U.S. Approves System Logistics & Sustainment Support Sales to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of System Logistics and Sustainment Support and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of
GA-ASI Flies MQ-9B With Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series Engine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft on July 15, 2024, with a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Representatives from
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