DefenceTalkGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced the longest endurance flight of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Big Wing aircraft, a next-generation derivative of the combat-proven Predator B RPA. “This long-endurance flight demonstrates Predator B Big Wing’s game-changing potential for providing life-saving persistent ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance] in support of U.S. and coalition warfighters,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/predator-b-big-wing-flies-over-37-hours-non-stop-67584/

DefenceTalkGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced the successful first flight of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (ER) Long Wing, retrofitted with improved long-endurance wings with greater internal fuel capacity and additional hard points for carrying external stores. The flight occurred on February 18 at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Test Facility in Palmdale, Calif., […]https://www.defencetalk.com/predator-b-uav-extended-range-conducts-first-flight-with-long-wings-upgrade-66899/

DefenceTalkNASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace. Through the agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System (UAS-NAS) project, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Honeywell […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-partners-test-unmanned-aircraft-systems-64700/