SAN DIEGO, California. The chief executive officer of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), one of the largest manufacturers of military drones in the world, pleaded with the U.S. government in a recent statement to allow the company to send drones to Ukraine to help fight Russia.

SAN DIEGO, California. A small uncrewed aerial system (UAS) was launched from another UAS -- the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range -- in a U.S. Army test at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah recently, according to a statement from manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GS-ASI) recently demonstrated a network relay using laser communications at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has sent MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) to Poland for maritime surveillance missions, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. A new drone based on the MQ-9 platform that can conduct maritime wide-area search (MWAS) has started flight operations for the Japan Coast Guard, manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced in a statement.

FORT STEWART, Georgia. General Atomics and the U.S. Army have conducted the first flight test of a new U.S. Army Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) ground segment for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), GA announced in a statement.

AUSA 2022 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- Washington, D.C. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is showing nthe latest variant of its Gray Eagle line of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), the Gray Eagle 25M, at this week's AUSA 2022 trade show.