SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has begun ground testing of its YFQ-42A test vehicle for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will invest in two Dutch companies—Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors—following their participation in the 2024 Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) innovation event, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to jointly develop and manufacture uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for international defense markets, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of MQ-9B uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and associated equipment for an estimated $1.96 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its first series of flight tests for the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for communications, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. The U.S. Air Force designated General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.'s (GA-ASI) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype as the YFQ-42A, the company announced in a statement.