MQ-20

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate advanced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, which were remotely controlled using a secure, jam-resistant Link 16 network. This significant test was conducted using the MQ-20 Avenger, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) renowned for its role as a testbed for autonomous UAS development and the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme.

General Atomics conducts successful autonomous flight demonstration with U.S. Navy

GA-ASI used its MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to complete autonomous flight maneuvers in collaboration with the U.S. Navy.

On April 6, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASI’s Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) ecosystem over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication (SATCOM) provider’s IP-based Mission Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) datalink. The LEO SATCOM connection was also used to rapidly retrain and redeploy AI pilots while the aircraft was airborne, demonstrating GA-ASI’s ability to update AI pilots within minutes.

GA-ASI flies MQ-20 Avenger autonomously using LEO SATCOM datalink

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System.