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The MQ-9B SeaGuardian® manufactured by San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is tailor-made to support the U.S. Navy, its allies, and partners against peer or near-peer forces.
By GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
In separate hearings, two senators – both from North Dakota – pressed Pentagon brass about training issues and use case for the MQ-9 Reaper.
By Justin Katz “This is probably my biggest worry, both there [the Black Sea region] and the Pacific, is that an aggressive Russia or China pilot or vessel captain or something gets too close — doesn’t realize where they are, causes a collision and it’s two in the morning and we are trying to unpack this as fast as we can,” said the head of the Marines.
By Aaron Mehta
“I am not sure that we are cheaper than [General Atomics] but we are more flexible in the different payloads we can operate,” Ron Tryfus, IAI senior vice-president for future growth, said.
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Dave Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the San Diego-based global leader in remotely piloted aircraft, underscores the importance of the security relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
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From worries about South Korean troops to a bigger footprint for Japan, here are the must-read stories Breaking Defense’s man in Sydney.
By Colin Clark
The General Atomics announcement comes amid a defense spending splurge from Warsaw.
By Lee Ferran
Autonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.
The “NATO Pod” is aimed at giving different militaries the ability to quickly plug and play customized payloads onboard the MQ-9A Reaper.
By Justin Katz
“A big component to everything [we’re] talking about is time,” said Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. That is “the one thing we can’t control, and we know that the Chinese are moving out really quickly. So, doing this at speed is really important.”
By Justin Katz
On lawmaker said the drone program was a “rare defense project that was going to deliver new combat capability in just a few years and is shelved after a decade worth of planning and investment.”
By Colin Clark
“Basically we have a five-and-a-half billion dollar budget provision, including about $3 billion spent to date, and potential costs within that envelope. So taxpayers will be up for five-and-a-half billion dollars and submarines that don’t exist?” asked Sen. Penny Wong.
By Colin Clark
With the release of the Pentagon’s FY23 budget request likely only a month or so away, defense experts offered their best guesses about what programs might be on the chopping block.
By Valerie Insinna
While still seeking customers in the US military, General Atomics president Dave Alexander says several unnamed international parties are interested in latest deadly remotely controlled aircraft.
By Valerie Insinna
The new yet-unnamed drone can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles at a time — double the load of an MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
By Valerie Insinna
