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India’s MoD: Major acquisitions/contracts/inductions for 2024

06 Jan 2025

India’s MoD: Major acquisitions/contracts/inductions for 2024: To provide substantial boost to the Indian defence industry and reduce foreign spending significantly, DAC and DPB, during 2024, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 40 Capital Acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 4,22,129.55 crore.

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UAVs/RPAS and drone news from India

28 Feb 2024

UAVs/RPAS and drone news from India: The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.99 billion

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News from General Atomics GA-ASI

07 Oct 2020

News from General Atomics GA-ASI: After a successful development phase Protector is set to enter service by mid-2024, meaning that the Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) will deliver a step-change in capability for the RAF.

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General Atomics EMALS and AAG Systems

26 May 2020

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced in April 2020 that successful USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Flight Deck Certification (FDC) had been completed with the support of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems: Australia Defence Force Selects MQ-9B for Project Air 7003

13 Feb 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), has been advised that the Australian Government has selected GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® variant to provide the Armed RPAS for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under Project Air 7003.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI):Australia Selects MQ-9B for Project Air 7003

12 Feb 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), has been advised that the Australian Government has selected GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian variant to provide the Armed RPAS for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under Project Air 7003.

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GA-ASI’s MQ-9B New Multi-Mission Aircraft brings new capabilities to RPA

01 Feb 2020

MQ-9B SkyGuardian and the maritime variation, SeaGuardian, from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI),will become the world’s most advanced Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) when the first variant is delivered to the UK Royal Air Force(RAF) as the ProtectorRG Mk1 in the early 2020s.

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Updates from General Atomics

31 Dec 2018

The USAF has completed the first-ever automated landing of an MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), followed by the first auto-takeoff. The new Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to enhance mission capability.

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GA-ASI demonstrates SATCOM launch and recovery capability for MQ-9B

17 Sep 2018

The SATCOM-only Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) operations capped another positive year for MQ-9B development, which included an endurance flight of more than 48 hours in May 2017 and the first FAA-approved flight for a RPA in non-segregated airspace in August 2017.

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