Editor's Note

Marine Corps Commandant Says MQ-9 Has Cloaking Pod

The commandant of the Marine Corps Tuesday said the service’s MQ-9 Reaper drones have an electronic warfare pod that makes it “mostly undetectable” to opponent radars. “What they bring with them is…

Unmanned

New MQ-9 Sensor Option Undergoes Successful Testing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Raytheon Deutschland have tested a new sensor option on GA-ASI's MQ-9 platform. Called the advanced radar detection system, the sensor offers passive, wide-area electronic intelligence (ELINT)…

Military

GA Gets $134M Deal For Advanced Reaper Sensor

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Monday awarded General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems a $134 million contract to finish the development, integration and flight test of an advanced sensor on MQ-9 Reaper drones. The…

Military

Long-Range Coast Guard Drone to Undergo Tech Demo

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a draft solicitation related to a forthcoming technology demonstration of long-range, ultra-endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for potential use finding and tracking illegal drug and migrant…