MQ-9B drone

GA-ASI MQ-9B, Gambit 6 Drones to Employ MBDA SPEAR Cruise Missiles

MBDA is set to integrate its SPEAR cruise missiles into two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. drones under an agreement made at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026.

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RAF Protector RG Mk1 Drone Cleared to Fire Brimstone 3, Paveway IV Weapons

The Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 drone has been cleared to employ both the Paveway IV laser-guided bomb and the Brimstone 3A air-to-surface missile.

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MQ-9B Moves Closer to Carrying Joint Strike Missile

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Kongsberg Gruppen have completed two key design reviews for integrating the Joint Strike Missile onto the MQ-9B unmanned aerial system.

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MQ-9B Completes Flight Into Known Icing Tests to Boost All-Weather Ops

GA-ASI's MQ-9B drone has completed tests to certify it for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) conditions. 

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General Atomics Brings Long-Range Naval Punch to MQ-9B Drone

General Atomics is adapting its MQ-9B drones to strike from greater distances, preparing them for extended air and naval operations.

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian Gains Expanded Sub-Hunting Capability

Sonobuoy is a naval sensor to track submarines, which can be deployed via the MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, and features Sonobuoy Dispensing System pods.

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Germany Orders Eight MQ-9B Drones for Maritime Surveillance, ASW

The German Armed Forces has ordered eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial systems from General Atomics to equip its navy.

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MQ-9B Drone Picks Up a New ‘Brain’ for Data-Heavy Missions

The Knox-5 processor is built on an open SOSA-aligned architecture, supports air, land, and maritime missions, and runs cloud-native applications in contested environments.

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MQ-9 Reaper Gains Smart Surveillance Boost in Breakthrough Flight

Surveillance network tech is an airspace monitoring system, fuses multiple sensor types, tracks cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft, provides real-time airspace awareness, and supports counter-UAS operations.

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GA-ASI Completes Third Round of Fatigue Testing on MQ-9B Airframe

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed the final phase of full-scale fatigue testing on its MQ-9B drone.

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