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General Atomics goes for Australian drone competition

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Developed for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) through funding by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is designed to execute time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, and destroy or disable those targets. To expand on its mission and improve joint-service ISR capability, GA-ASI has teamed with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to implement an Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imaging capability in the GA-ASIÕs Lynx Multi Mode Radar currently deployed on UASAF MQ-9 UAVs.

General Atomics has launched its Team Reaper Australia group to meet the Australian military’s search for a new drone.

Team Reaper Australia is aimed at the Australian military’s Project Air 7003, which seeks a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV, according to a General Atomics news release. Team Reaper includes several Australian firms: Cobham, CAE Australia, Raytheon Australia and Flight Data Systems.

“We have been working closely with the Australian Defense Force to understand the operational needs of AIR 7003 and are confident that our RPA System solution will provide mature, persistent, interoperable support to Australia’s warfighters,” General Atomics CEO Linden Blue said.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.