General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) News

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    GA-ASI Team Members Receive AIAA San Diego Section Awards

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is thrilled to salute its team members who were recognized by the San Diego section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with awards for outstanding achievement. GA-ASI engineers and program teams were awarded for outstanding achievement in aerospace management, aerospace engineering, aerospace organization, and lifetime achievement. The awards were presented at an event hosted by the AIAA on May 3, 2025.

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    GA-ASI Moves Into Ground Testing of New YFQ-42A CCA

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to move into the ground testing phase of development on the YFQ-42A production-representative test vehicle for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program in preparation for its planned first flight later this summer. Ground testing began May 7.

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    GA Integrates Software for USMC Common Intelligence Picture WTI Course

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully integrated the advanced Optix software—developed by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-i3)—into the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) for a multi-service Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course.

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    UK Certifies Protector As First of Its Kind Remotely Piloted Aircraft

    The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed a rigorous airworthiness assessment and verifying it’s safe to operate without geographic restrictions, including over populous areas.