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GA-ASI Flies First M2DO MQ-9A Aircraft

Our Bureau - : Jan 6, 2023 - : 8:22 am

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has flown the first production MQ-9A Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO)-ready variant of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper. The flight took place on Nov. 10 last year

The upgraded version of the MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft, also known as a the “-25,” includes key features that will enable future integration and fielding of Open Mission Systems (OMS) as well as new sensors that will further expand the MQ-9A Reaper’s strategic reconnaissance capabilities.

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps will both receive the improved MQ-9A Block 5 “-25” M2DO-ready aircraft under current contracts. The total number of aircraft receiving these improvements has not been released.

Features of the new “-25” include improved power distribution and redundancy, GPS improvements, radar altimeters, nose wheel steering, and angle of attack (AoA) sensor system improvements.

“We’re excited to position the MQ-9A enterprise for new missions through these capabilities,” said GA-ASI Vice President of USAF Programs Claudia Mowery. “Future funding could potentially expand these capabilities to the entire MQ-9A fleet.”

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