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MQ-9B

MQ-9B
Air

MQ-9B SeaGuardian: The future of maritime surveillance

June 25, 2025

Chinese Navy drills in the Tasman highlighted the potential cost-effectiveness of airborne surveillance with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). Earlier this year, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) […]

MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Defence

RIMPAC 2022 underscores game-changing value of MQ-9B SeaGuardian

October 6, 2022

New and current Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) prove ready for new roles and missions in major international naval exercise. Unmanned aircraft have always contained virtually limitless promise, though sometimes people need to be able to […]

MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Air

MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian increase multi-mission superiority

March 21, 2020

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) manufactures, supports, and operates a variety of operationally proven, highly reliable Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, as well as cutting-edge radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems for military […]

GA-ASI Guardian MQ-9
Air

Big year for GA-ASI Remotely Piloted Aircraft

July 20, 2018

At the half-way mark of 2018, it’s already shaping up to be a banner year for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). In April, the Predator family of aircraft, which includes the Reaper, Gray Eagle, and […]

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