Latest GA-ASI Concludes Full-Scale Fatigue Testing Validating MQ-9B Airframe Design General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed the final "third lifetime" of full-scale fatigue testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, achieving a total of 120,000 operating hours to validate the airframe's design and structural integrity 21 Nov 2025
Nov 21, 2025
GA-ASI & Saab to Demonstrate AEW&C on MQ-9B UAS in 2026 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Saab are set to conduct a full flight demonstration of an Airborne Early Warning and Control capability on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Southern California 19 Nov 2025
Nov 19, 2025
GA-ASI Displays Full-Size CCA Model at Dubai Airshow General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is showcasing its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a semi-autonomous unmanned fighter jet focused on rapid, affordable production and air-to-air operations, at the Dubai Airshow 17th-21st November, 2025 17 Nov 2025
Nov 17, 2025
GA-ASI Confirms Dutch SecDef & NATO DIANA Counsel as Keynotes for BMNL 2025 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Blue Magic Netherlands 2025 will bring together defence leaders and innovators, featuring keynotes from Dutch Minister Gijs Tuinman and NATO DIANA General Counsel Thomas McSorley 11 Nov 2025
Nov 11, 2025
GA-ASI’s Gambit 6 Adds Air-to-Ground Capability to the UCAV Series GA-ASI’s new Gambit 6 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle expands the company’s modular aircraft family with added air-to-ground capability for electronic warfare, defense suppression, and precision strike missions 07 Nov 2025
Nov 7, 2025
GA-ASI to Showcase Future of Autonomous Combat Jets at IFC 2025 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will appear as Four-Star Lead Partner at the International Fighter Conference in Rome, Italy, 4–6 November, showcasing its YFQ-42A CCA and expanding fleet of autonomous combat aircraft 04 Nov 2025
Nov 4, 2025
GA-ASI Chosen to Develop Conceptual Designs for Modular Collaborative Combat Aircraft General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to develop conceptual designs for modular Collaborative Combat Aircraft, following the company’s experience with unmanned aircraft such as the XQ-67A, YFQ-42A, and MQ-20 Avenger® 24 Oct 2025
Oct 24, 2025
GA-ASI & Dutch MoD Partner on sUAS Development General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Dutch MoD will jointly develop a low-cost, multi-role sUAS to strengthen European defense and NATO capabilities 22 Oct 2025
Oct 22, 2025
GA-ASI & Hanwha Aerospace Collaborate on Next-Generation STOL UAS GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace have partnered to co-develop and produce the Gray Eagle STOL UAS, advancing U.S.–Korea defense collaboration and runway-independent capability 20 Oct 2025
Oct 20, 2025
GA-ASI to Add CMOSS-Compliant EW Suite to MQ-1C Gray Eagle GA-ASI has won a U.S. Army contract to add a CMOSS-compliant open-architecture Electronic Warfare capability to the MQ-1C Gray Eagle®, demonstrating rapid plug-and-play upgrades 14 Oct 2025
Oct 14, 2025
MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPA Completes First Flight in Belgium GA-ASI delivered Belgium’s first of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians, which undertook its first flight in the country, enhancing the Belgian Air Force’s ISR, endurance, and de-icing capabilities 30 Sep 2025
Sep 30, 2025
GA-ASI UAS Fleet Achieves 9 Million Total Flight Hours Worldwide GA-ASI’s unmanned aircraft have collectively flown more than 9 million hours since the company’s founding, with the milestone supported by ongoing flights of the YFQ-42A combat UAS 25 Sep 2025
Sep 25, 2025
GA-ASI Strengthens Ties with Netherlands Industry at Second Blue Magic Event General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) will host Blue Magic Netherlands 2025, connecting Dutch tech innovators with industry leaders to explore next-generation autonomy, aerospace, AI and advanced defense technologies 22 Sep 2025
Sep 22, 2025
GA-ASI Validates Large UAS as Motherships with Switchblade 600 Test GA-ASI and AeroVironment completed a milestone test by launching a Switchblade 600 from an MQ-9A, demonstrating large UAS capability as motherships 16 Sep 2025
Sep 16, 2025
GA-ASI Highlights MQ-9B SeaGuardian Capabilities at NAS Whidbey Island The MQ-9B SeaGuardian® UAS, configured for anti-submarine warfare, has been displayed at NAS Whidbey Island, marking its first landing there and highlighting its advanced multi-mission, autonomous, and maritime surveillance capabilities 05 Sep 2025
Sep 5, 2025
GA-ASI Conducts Flight Testing of YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has initiated flight testing of its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a jet-powered uncrewed platform designed for scalable, affordable production to support future U.S. Air Force missions 28 Aug 2025
Aug 28, 2025
GA-ASI Acquires Achates Power’s Engine Technology Portfolio to Advance UAS Propulsion General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) acquires Achates Power’s engine technology, enhancing UAS propulsion with high-efficiency, low-emission, and high-power-density engines for next-generation aircraft 26 Aug 2025
Aug 26, 2025
Danish Armed Forces Invests in MQ-9B SkyGuardian for Arctic Operations Denmark is strengthening its defense capabilities with the acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAs from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), enhancing Arctic surveillance and NATO interoperability 28 Jul 2025
Jul 28, 2025
GA-ASI Showcases Autonomous Air-to-Air Engagement with MQ-20 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence (GA-Intelligence) conducted a demonstration flight featuring autonomous operation, multi-sensor fusion, and distributed command and control 24 Jul 2025
Jul 24, 2025
GA-ASI Aligns U.S. & German Affiliates to Develop European Uncrewed Fighter GA-ASI is aligning its independent U.S. and German aerospace affiliates to develop a European CCA, leveraging the YFQ-42A platform to further uncrewed aircraft capabilities 22 Jul 2025
Jul 22, 2025
XQ-67A Test Flight Demonstrates Autonomous Systems & Tactical Communication Integration AFRL's XQ-67A aircraft, developed by GA-ASI, successfully demonstrated the integration of government autonomy and communication systems during a dynamic test flight in California 21 Jul 2025
Jul 21, 2025
GA-ASI Partnership to Advance UAS Data Management with New Software Platform GA-ASI is partnering with Nominal Inc. to enhance data management and analysis for UAS through the integration of advanced enterprise software 04 Jul 2025
Jul 4, 2025
GA-ASI Backs Dutch Innovator Advancing Ceramic Composite Technology General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has invested in Dutch company Arceon following the 2024 Blue Magic Netherlands event to support advanced ceramic composite technologies 30 Jun 2025
Jun 30, 2025
New GA-ASI Collaboration Enhances AEW Capability on MQ-9B Platform General Atomics and Saab are collaborating to equip the MQ-9B unmanned aircraft with advanced AEW&C capabilities, expanding cost-effective aerial surveillance options 19 Jun 2025
Jun 19, 2025
Autonomous GA-ASI Jet Executes Successful Simulated Shoot-Down GA-ASI demonstrated autonomous combat capabilities and software integration using multiple aircraft and standardized government reference architectures 19 Jun 2025
Jun 19, 2025
Small Propeller-Driven UAS Launched Effect for Uncrewed Operations General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has unveiled the PELE, a versatile, semi-autonomous uncrewed launched effect with 7 hour endurance, optimized for use on the MQ-9B SkyGuardian®, that can also be launched from the ground 18 Jun 2025
Jun 18, 2025