General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a world leader in uncrewed aircraft systems, will participate in the upcoming 25th anniversary of the International Fighter Conference as the event’s only Four-Star Lead Partner, reflecting the company’s global commitment to the future of autonomous fighter jets.
GA-ASI’s growing production fleet of unmanned combat jets, including the MQ-20 Avenger®, XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station, and YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, is defining the global future of autonomous and semi-autonomous combat jets, and leading the way in autonomy development, manned-unmanned teaming, and affordable, rapid delivery at scale.
The company’s vision for its Gambit Series of modular, scalable, uncrewed fighters paves the way for U.S. forces, allies and partners to quickly evolve global air forces for the future fight.
Publicly promising to build and fly a production-representative uncrewed jet fighter for the U.S. Air Force by summer 2025, GA-ASI launched its YFQ-42A CCA in August, pioneering a new era for fighter jets.
Flight operations continue today across the growing fleet, cementing GA-ASI’s continued dominance in UAS development and delivery while meeting anticipated timelines and remaining true to its word.
David R. Alexander, president of GA-ASI commented, “The YFQ-42A is a revolutionary aircraft, and the fleet is in production and in the air today. This isn’t a ‘wait and see’ moment. We’re flying. We’re delivering. And we’re advancing this future of combat aviation, the same way we have for more than three decades.”
Since 1992, GA-ASI has delivered more than 1,300 combat aircraft to U.S. forces and international partners, surpassing more than 9 million total flight hours in 2025. The company’s Predator®, Reaper®, Gray Eagle®, SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian® aircraft continue to set the standard for medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS performance.
GA-ASI’s MQ-20 Avenger, an internally funded uncrewed combat jet that achieved first flight in 2009, continues to serve as a test bed for advanced autonomy integration and demonstration, incorporating and flying the latest cutting-edge software from U.S. government sources, leading industry suppliers and GA-ASI’s own autonomy software development teams, often at company expense.
For International Fighter Conference, Nov. 4-6 in Rome, GA-ASI plans to offer attendees a chance to see the future for themselves, with a full-scale model display of the YFQ-42A CCA co-located inside the show venue and other announcements.
