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Subsidiary of General Atomics
Grey Butte Field , outside
El Mirage, California , is used by General Atomics as an operational testing facility for their Predator drones.
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The Predator UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI ) is a
military contractor and subsidiary of
General Atomics that designs and manufactures
unmanned aerial vehicles and
radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide.
Operations
In November 2021, GA-ASI received a $103.2 million contract from the
U.S. Army and a $31.7 million contract from the
U.S. Navy on behalf of
Belgium .
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On December 9, 2021, GA-ASI unveiled the
General Atomics Mojave drone.
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On February 1, 2023, GA-ASI along with partner Maritime Applied Physics Corporation won a Phase 1 research contract on
DARPA's
Liberty Lifter project.
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On March 6, 2023, the company announced that
DARPA has chosen GA-ASI to carry out the design of the air-launched drone through Critical Design Review (CDR); a LongShot would itself carry an
AMRAAM or
Sidewinder missile , which greatly extends their range.
[7] In this way, an
F-15EX or similar 4th-generation fighter can greatly increase its survivability when armed with a LongShot.
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On April 11, 2024, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced a sanction on the company due to its arms sales to
Taiwan .
In May 2024, General Atomics lost its bid for the
DARPA
Liberty Lifter program, with the contract being awarded to
Aurora Flight Sciences .
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Products
Projects in active Development
References
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"Home" . ga-asi.com .
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"The National Guard - California gets first Block 15 Predators" . Archived from
the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-01-09 .
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"GA-ASI Wins $103 Million U.S. Army Aircraft Contract" . San Diego Business Journal . Retrieved 2022-01-17 .
^ Judson, Jen (2021-12-09).
"General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert" . Defense News . Retrieved 2022-01-17 .
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"US Defense agency contracts out long-range flying boat designs" . The Jerusalem Post, Februanry 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
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"GA-ASI Selected by DARPA to Support Liberty Lifter Program" . General Atomics, February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
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a
b Chris Jennewein
(6 March 2023) General Atomics Developing 'Paradigm Changing' Drone for Air-to-Air Combat
^ Losey, Stephen (May 10, 2024).
"DARPA taps Aurora to keep designing heavy cargo seaplane in $8.3M deal" . DefenseNews. Retrieved 11 May 2024 .
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"GA-ASI's Eaglet Takes Its First Flight" . General Atomics . Retrieved 28 June 2023 .
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"GA-ASI Continues LongShot Support" . General Atomics . Retrieved 28 June 2023 .
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/general-atomics-debuts-new-xq-67a-air-force-sensing-drone/
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"AFRL's XQ-67A makes 1st successful flight" . Air Force Materiel Command . 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01 .
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"GA-ASI Makes First Flight of XQ-67A OBSS" . General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc . Retrieved 2024-03-01 .
^ Steve Trimble, Aviation Week
(18 Sep 2022) The Weekly Debrief: GA-ASI Unveils Auto-Inspired Gambit Platform For Future UAS 4 form factors for Gambit
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