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General Atomics MQ-9

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2017

6 September

ReleaseGA-ASI expands Team Reaper Australia

22 August

ReleaseNew hangar opens for GA-ASI's Flight Test and Training Center

18 August

ReleaseMQ-9B SkyGuardian completes FAA approved flight

25 May

ReleaseMQ-9B SkyGuardian remains Airborne for over 48 hours non-stop

3 May

ReleaseGeneral Atomics Aeronautical selects GKN Aerospace fuel systems for Predator B MQ-9B aircraft

26 April

ReleaseGKN Aerospace opens production line for landing gear systems of GA-ASI Predator B

27 January

ReleaseGA-ASI names newest Predator B variant

2016

28 November

ReleaseGA-ASI's Type-Certifiable Predator B takes flight

7 September

ReleaseGA-ASI certifiable Predator B successfully completes aircraft integration

6 July

ReleaseCertifiable Predator B fuselage intergration begins

2 June

ReleaseGA-ASI extends partnership with Fokker to develop Predator B landing gear systems

1 June

ReleaseGA-ASI and CBP successfully test airborne detect and avoid system aboard Guardian

4 May

ReleaseCertifiable Predator B completes fuselage integrity testing

25 February

ReleasePredator B Extended Range conducts first flights with long wings

2015

13 October

ReleaseGA-ASI flies advanced communications system aboard Predator B

15 June

ReleaseNew Predator B variant on track to be certified for flight in European airspace

2014

17 July

ReleasePredator B ER conducts first long-range endurance flight

14 July

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully executes first flight of Predator XP

28 January

ReleaseGKN Aerospace extends supply of Predator UAS 'fit and forget' fuel bladders

2013

5 November

ReleaseExelis to produce carriage and release systems for MQ-9 Reaper

26 June

ReleaseGA-ASI to develop Predator B variant to meet NATO/European airworthiness standards

2012

26 October

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully tests ADS-B surveillance system aboard Guardian

5 September

ReleaseGA-ASI introduces system-wide enhancements for Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper

2011

23 February

ReleaseFLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HD selected for GA-ASI Predator XP

7 January

ReleaseMcCauley to provide GA Aeronautical Systems with four-blade props

2010

27 October

ReleaseLockheed Martin Tactical Reconnaissance Radar begins test flights aboard Predator B 'MQ-9' Unmanned Aerial System

24 May

ReleaseNew Lynx AMR successfully integrated and flown on a Predator B UAS

2008

9 June

ReleaseUltra Electronics MSI ships 600th flight control for Predator

15 April

ReleaseFirst Sky Warrior aircraft for Army ER/MP program takes to the air

2007

4 September

ReleaseGA-ASI completes wind tunnel testing on Mariner aircraft model

14 June

ReleaseFirst pre-production Sky Warrior aircraft takes flight

2006

21 July

ReleaseGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrate persistent unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities during U.S. Navy experiment Trident Warrior 2006