General Atomics Flies First Production Standard SkyGuardian

MQ-9B
Credit: General Atomics
General Atomics has flown the first production representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system. The flight, completed on March 30 from the company’s El Mirage site in California, is a significant step toward delivering the first of 16 similar aircraft to meet the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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