Photo: GA-ASI
GA-ASI broke ground on a new hangar in El Mirage, California on January 14. Bart Roper and Ryan Elmer of Parkway; Tuan Nguyen, Jim Burghard, Linden Blue and Jesse Armendarez of San Bernardino County; and Dave Hyatt were in attendance.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has begun construction on a new 85,000 square foot hangar at El Mirage Airfield in Southern California. The facility, adjacent to its Desert Horizon site, will support the development and testing of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The hangar will also include capacity for a dozen Certifiable Ground Control Stations (CGCS), as well as three aircraft launch pads and four gate terminals.
The groundbreaking event, held on January 14, included remarks from CEO Linden Blue, San Bernardino County Supervisor Jesse Armendarez and Parkway Construction CEO Ryan Elmer. Parkway is leading the construction project.
“Breaking ground on a new facility is always an exciting day for our company,” says GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue. “We continue to fill our order book for new MQ-9Bs, which represent the latest in RPA technology, so it’s important that we have the right team and facilities in place to build and test these important aircraft.”
GA-ASI continues to see strong demand for the MQ-9B globally, with the UK, Canada and most recently Germany placing orders for the aircraft.
| Contact details from our directory: | |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) | Airframer |
| Related aircraft programs: |
| General Atomics MQ-9 |
Weekly news by email:
See the latest Bulletin, and sign up free‑of‑charge for future editions.
Bombardier commits $100 million to expand in Dorval
ITP Aero delivers first combustor for GTF engines
Salient Motion retools certification timelines with modular systems
