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Dec- 2023 -

20 December

Canada to Buy 11 MQ-9B Drones for $1.8B

Canada will buy 11 armed drones from US manufacturer General Atomics for foreign military deployments as well as coastal monitoring and disaster relief.

18 December

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed, Four Others Vying for US Air Force Drone Wingmen Competition: Report

The US Air Force has selected five companies for an early stage of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone wingmen competition.

4 December

Air

Joe Saballa

General Atomics Wins $389M US Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone Contract

General Atomics has received a $389-million contract to supply the US Army with its MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones.

Nov- 2023 -

22 November

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy Tests Its Largest Ever Drone From Aircraft Carrier

The Royal Navy launched and recovered its largest uncrewed aircraft on an aircraft carrier, heralding “the next generation of UK naval air power.”

20 November

Air

On the 30th of September 2023, The new Royal Air Force (RAF) Protector MQ-9B Aircraft was delivered to RAF Waddington by an Antanov AN 124-100M aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) USA. On the 6th of October 2023, Protector MQ-9B was assembled at RAF Waddington working with RAF 31 Sqn engineers and GA-ASI personnel. Protector is the RAF's newest platform and is operated by the newly reformed 31 Sqn based at RAF Waddington. Protector RG Mk 1 (MQ-9B) is the successor to Reaper (MQ-9A) and is the next generation of remotely piloted medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) aircraft. Protector will be deployed in wide-ranging armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations where its ability to fly consistently for up to 40 hours will offer the RAF a vastly improved armed ISTAR capability.

Rojoef Manuel

First Royal Air Force MQ-9B Protector Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The UK Royal Air Force’s first MQ-9B Protector drone has completed its maiden flight in Lincoln.

13 November

Air

Rojoef Manuel

GA-ASI to Equip SkyGuardian Drone With EDGE Smart Weapons

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has teamed with EDGE to integrate smart weapons into the MQ-9B SkyGuardian aerial drone.

Oct- 2023 -

24 October

Air

A UK Protector RG Mk 1 drone is seen on a runway, seemingly moments before takeoff.

Juster Domingo

UK Royal Air Force Receives First Protector Drone

The UK Royal Air Force has received its first Protector RG Mk 1 drone at Waddington Air Base following its assembly by the RAF's 31 Squadron.

13 October

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

New Radar to Help Gray Eagle Hunt Small Drones

General Atomics has begun producing Gray Eagle drone’s latest version with a new synthetic aperture radar capable of spotting targets 50 miles away.

11 October

Air

GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger drone with “smart end feature” towline

Rojoef Manuel

GA-ASI Demonstrates Large Drone Recovering Smaller Ones Midflight

General Atomics has successfully tested a new recovery system that enables large drones to recover and redeploy smaller ones midflight.

Sep- 2023 -

25 September

Air

Joe Saballa

Canada to Buy MQ-9 Reaper Drones, Hellfire Missiles From US: Report

The Canadian military plans to procure MQ-9 Reaper drones and Hellfire missiles as part of an up to $3.7-billion new defense investment.

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