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LEO SATCOM Tested on GA-ASI’s MQ-9A
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), recently flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) equipped with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications (SATCOM) Command and Control system.
The capability provides global coverage and connectivity that will enable pole-to-pole operations for GA-ASI’s family of RPA, including the MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian, MQ-9A Reaper, and Gray Eagle 25M.
The capability provides global coverage and connectivity that will enable pole-to-pole operations for GA-ASI’s family of RPA, including the MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian, MQ-9A Reaper, and Gray Eagle 25M.
Early testing indicates LEO SATCOM reduces latency and can be used in all phases of flight. For users of the MQ-9 family of systems, LEO SATCOM can decrease operational costs, and the smaller hardware footprint can increase flexibility and reduce future payload integration costs.
The MQ-9A flight test was based out of GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California, and followed several weeks of ground testing.
“This is truly game-changing for our platforms,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. “Using LEO SATCOM not only keeps GA-ASI aircraft connected from the North Pole to the South Pole to allow operations in the most austere environments, but it will also provide resilient connectivity that allows operators to pass much more data to and from the aircraft .
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