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UK’s Ministry of Defence Signs Protector Support Contract with GA-ASI
2025-06-10 Read More...The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has signed a support and sustainment contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for logistics and maintenance of the Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
GA-ASI Delivers MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range UAS to U.S. Marine Corps
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin Up to $4.94 Billion for Precision Strike Missiles Production
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $4.94 billion to produce additional Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), a critical 21st Century Security® solution designed to provide
Aegis Combat System Demonstrates System’s Capability to Counter Hypersonic Threats
The USS Pinckney (DDG 91) successfully completed Flight Test Other 40 (FTX-40), also known as Stellar Banshee, using Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System to detect, track and perform an engagement against a live advanced
GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Belgian Ministry of Defence completed the first flight of a new MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) that will be the first SkyGuardian delivered to Belgium as part of a
GE Aerospace Secures $5 Billion U.S. Air Force Contract for F110 Engines
GE Aerospace announced an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force valued up to $5 billion. This contract supports Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for F110-GE-129 engines, which power F-15 and F-16 aircraft
GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle ER Makes First Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Flights
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for aircraft
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Completes Series of Rotating Detonation Engine Testing
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) work with the RTX Technology Research Center. Positive test results are spurring additional internal investment as Pratt & Whitney
Lead Engineer for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Receives ‘Outstanding Engineer Award’
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proud to congratulate Adam Cooperberg, lead engineer and engineering manager for the MQ-9B SeaGuardian®, on his Outstanding Engineer Award from the San Diego County Engineering Council
L3Harris, KSSL Sign MoU to Collaborate on Advanced Technology in India
L3Harris Technologies and Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL), a subsidiary of Bharat Forge Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for wider collaboration in supporting advanced defense and security equipment in
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