Latest GA-ASI Begins Ground Testing of YFQ-42A Uncrewed Aircraft GA-ASI has begun ground testing its YFQ-42A test vehicle, marking a key milestone in the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program 21 May 2025
May 21, 2025
GA-ASI’s Next Generation RPAS Meets Stringent Airworthiness Standards The UK has certified the RAF’s Protector RG Mk1 UAS based on GA-ASI's MQ-9B, marking a major milestone in airworthiness for large, unmanned aircraft systems 13 May 2025
May 13, 2025
MQ-1C Gray Eagle ER UAS Supports Long-Range Sensing at PC-C5 GA-ASI MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS has demonstrated long-range sensing, survivability, and modular open architecture while supporting U.S. Army units during Project Convergence Capstone 5 07 May 2025
May 7, 2025
GA-ASI Delivers Extended Range MQ-9A RPAS to USMC General Atomics has delivered an MQ-9A Reaper Extended Range (ER) UAS to the US Marine Corps (USMC), supporting operational testing, tactics development, and expanded unmanned capabilities 06 May 2025
May 6, 2025
GA-ASI & Marine Corps Complete 1,000 Flight Hours with MQ-9A RPAS The U.S. Marine Corps and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. surpassed 1,000 flight hours with the MQ-9A, advancing unmanned capabilities in training operations 29 Apr 2025
Apr 29, 2025
GA-ASI Invests in Advanced Autonomy & Propulsion Technologies After BMN Event GA-ASI is investing in Dutch tech companies Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors after their standout participation in the Blue Magic Netherlands event 23 Apr 2025
Apr 23, 2025
Collaboration Formed for Development & Production UAS GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace's collaboration on the development and production UAS for the global defense market will expand R&D activities and provide production infrastructure 15 Apr 2025
Apr 15, 2025
SeaGuardian® UAS Gains In-Flight Targeting Capability in GA-ASI Test GA-ASI has demonstrated new targeting capabilities for its MQ-9B SeaGuardian® UAS, enhancing maritime mission effectiveness through in-flight updates and ISR integration 09 Apr 2025
Apr 9, 2025
GA-ASI Project Engineer Wins Influence in Engineering Award Megan Kendrick, a project engineer with Poway, California-based GA-ASI, has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal’s Leader in Influence Award for an advanced sUAS program 04 Apr 2025
Apr 4, 2025
Belgium’s First MQ-9B SkyGuardian Completes Successful Maiden Flight Belgium’s first MQ-9B SkyGuardian successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a key milestone in the nation’s advanced RPAS acquisition and operational integration 01 Apr 2025
Apr 1, 2025
GA-ASI Achieves Key European Airworthiness Standard for MQ-9A and MQ-9B Platforms GA-ASI has secured EMAR/FR 145 Maintenance Organization Approval from the French Military Continuing Airworthiness Authority, DSAE 24 Mar 2025
Mar 24, 2025
New Payload Command and Control Introduced by GA-ASI TacSit-C2 is a new payload command and control system by GA-ASI which integrates diverse sensor data into a single, intuitive interface 20 Mar 2025
Mar 20, 2025
UAS Makes First Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Flights Contracted by the US Army, GA-ASI's Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS has completed its first flight using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation for aircraft communications 17 Mar 2025
Mar 17, 2025
General Atomics Unifies Software Efforts with Quadratix Enterprise General Atomics is reshaping its software efforts with the launch of Quadratix, unifying AI, autonomy, and ISR technologies across divisions to deliver integrated solutions for defense and beyond 14 Mar 2025
Mar 14, 2025
MQ-20 Avenger® UCAV Demonstrates Autonomous Flight Capabilities GA-ASI has tested government-provided autonomy software on its MQ-20 Avenger® UCAV, validating autonomous flight capabilities during the Air Force Test Center’s Orange Flag 25-1 test series 10 Mar 2025
Mar 10, 2025
USAF Designates GA-ASI’s Uncrewed Jet Fighter as YFQ-42A The U.S. Air Force has officially designated General Atomics’ uncrewed jet fighter as the YFQ-42A, marking a major step in autonomous air combat innovation 06 Mar 2025
Mar 6, 2025
MQ-9B SeaGuardian® UAS Undergoes Testing with Anti-Submarine Sensors GA-ASI has successfully demonstrated the first-ever Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability on an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® UAS, deploying and testing anti-submarine sensors during trials conducted in January 2025 03 Mar 2025
Mar 3, 2025
GA-ASI Lead Engineer Receives SDCEC Award Adam Cooperberg, lead engineer and engineering manager for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian, has been awarded the Outstanding Engineer Award from the SDCEC 28 Feb 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Mission Trainer in Development for SkyGuardian® RPAS A new agreement with CAE will see the development and production of the next-generation mission trainer for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® remotely piloted aircraft system 24 Feb 2025
Feb 24, 2025
EPI & General Atomics Systems Integration Sign Agreement to Advance UAE Aerospace Capabilities EPI and General Atomics-Systems Integration have signed an MoU to enhance aerospace capabilities in the UAE, focusing on repair certification, airworthiness, and prototype testing. 18 Feb 2025
Feb 18, 2025
Gray Eagle® STOL Conducts First Ship-to-Land Flight in South Korea General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) Gray Eagle, a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS (Unmanned Aerial System), demonstrates maritime and land operational flexibility in collaboration with South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace 19 Nov 2024
Nov 19, 2024
MQ-9B SkyGuardian® UAS Flown with New Turboprop Engine The Pratt & Whitney PT6 E-Series delivers a 33 percent increase in power over MQ-9B’s current engine 25 Jul 2024
Jul 25, 2024
Durability Test Completed for New Gray Eagle® Heavy Fuel Engine The 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine underwent a simulated full 2500-hour engine life with the highest possible flight loads 05 Jun 2024
Jun 5, 2024
GA-ASI Demonstrates Large UAV Firepower & STOL Capabilities The Mojave UAS from GA-ASI is reshaping assumptions about large unmanned vehicles, with its significant payload capacity, ability to operate from aircraft carriers, and short take off and landing (STOL) capability 26 Apr 2024
Apr 26, 2024
XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Flown for the First Time The "genus/species" concept developed as part of a program to build several unmanned aircraft variants from a common core chassis has been validated by the flight of GA-ASI’s XQ-67A 05 Mar 2024
Mar 5, 2024
A2LE Platform Launched from MQ-20 Avenger UAS The demonstration took place over Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, where an Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) was released from the Avenger unmanned aerial system (UAS) internal weapons bay 02 Feb 2024
Feb 2, 2024