The first of the UK Royal Air Force’s 16 new Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) arrived at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, this week. The Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) completed their… Continue reading "UK’s First Protector UCAV has Arrived at RAF Waddington"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has entered into an agreement to acquire three MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aerial vehicles. According… Continue reading "AFSOC to Lease MQ-9B"
Earlier this month, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that two teams have been selected for the agency’s Liberty Lifter X-Plane program. The first team consists of… Continue reading "Demonstrator Teams Selected as DARPA Liberty Lifter Program Lifts Off"
The original purpose of unmanned aircraft (UAS) was to protect human pilots from harm, but with UAS getting more advanced and expensive what happens when you want to protect your… Continue reading "Eaglet Performs First Flight from Gray Eagle Mothership"
One of the key limiting factors of flying unmanned aircraft (UAS) beyond line of sight is the reliance on satellite communication (SATCOM). Historically UAS have had to communicate with satellites… Continue reading "MQ-9A Performs Ground Breaking Flight Using LEO SATCOM"
Back in November 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) was given $18 million by the Air Force Research Labs to design an Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) prototype. On 2 February,… Continue reading "General Atomics Selected to Construct an Off-Board Sensor Prototype"
Last week, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that the first Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 had completed Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) on 26 August, allowing the aircraft to… Continue reading "RAF Protector Passes Final Tests"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that one of their MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs would be participating in the upcoming 28th edition of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022… Continue reading "MQ-9B to Participate in RIMPAC Exercise"
At the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exhibition 2022 in Sydney, Australia, General Atomics has presented a new variant of the MQ-9B Guardian platform: the MQ-9B STOL. The MQ-9B STOL is a… Continue reading "New MQ-9B STOL Expands on Mojave Program"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced on 6 April that its MQ-9B SeaGuardian has been selected to support the Japan Coast Guard’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Project. Coast Guard operations of… Continue reading "Japan Coast Guard Selects General Atomics SeaGuardian"