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GA-ASI Flight Tests LEO SATCOM on MQ-9ACapability Provides Global Coverage That Enables Operations Anywhere in the WorldGlobeNewswireFebruary 02, 2023SAN DIEGO, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Dec. 22, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG), with joint support from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and U.S. Air Force (USAF), flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) equipped with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications (SATCOM) Command and Control system. This groundbreaking capability provides global coverage and connectivity that will enable pole-to-pole operations for GA-ASI's family of RPA — including models such as the MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian®, MQ-9A Reaper, and Gray Eagle 25M.
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