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    YFQ-42A Returns to Flight Testing

    The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the U.S. Air Force, has returned to flight testing following a round of safety reviews and software enhancements for the new uncrewed fighter jet.

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    GA-ASI Completes First Flight of MQ-9B With AEW Pods

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the first time with Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods. The much-anticipated AEW capability is being provided through a partnership with Saab.

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    GA-ASI and USAF Demonstrate APKWS on MQ-9A Reaper®

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), has conducted flight tests of an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) using a USAF MQ-9A Reaper® Remotely Piloted Aircraft. MQ-9A is produced by GA-ASI.

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    General Atomics Selected for Phase 3 of US Space Force Enterprise Space Terminal Program Following Successful Laser Crosslink Verification

    General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been selected to perform Phase 3 of the U.S. Space Force’s Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program following successful government verification of the company’s optical communication terminal (OCT) at MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Optical Terminal Verification Testbed (OTVT). Phase 3 will transition the EST effort from prototype development into flight hardware production and demonstration.

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