Germany Buying General Atomics MQ-9B UAS For Maritime Patrol

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Germany has ordered eight General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to perform maritime patrol. It is the country’s first order for a General Atomics-made UAS, having relied largely on Israeli-made IAI Heron platforms for battlefield intelligence, surveillance and...
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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