The U.S. Army is upgrading its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) with enhanced electronic intelligence capabilities via a contract awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) completed the pre-ship review (PSR) for its advanced electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) payload supporting the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s EO/IR Weather System (EWS) program, clearing the payload for spacecraft integration and positioning the company as a prime contractor delivering end-to-end space mission capabilities.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil, and ARPA-E Director Conner Prochaska visited General Atomics (GA) this week to tour its fusion research and engineering facilities, highlighting work underway in San Diego to support U.S. national security and advance commercial fusion energy.
A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test platform experienced a mishap following takeoff from a company-owned airport in the California desert on Monday at approximately 1 p.m. Pacific.
