Author: Mary-Louise Hoffman|| Date Published: April 2, 2018
A General Atomics business unit will provide fiscal 2017 configuration of the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to the U.S. Air Force under a potential three-year, $295.7 million contract.
The MQ-9 RPA, also called Predator B, is designed to comply with manned aircraft reliability standards and equipped wit a flight control system and an avionics system architecture.
GA-ASI said that the system can accommodate multiple mission payloads such as electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), multimode Lynx and maritime surveillance radars, electronic support measures and laser designator systems.
Sierra Space has appointed Jeff Schrader, former executive at Lockheed Martin, as chief strategy officer. The Louisville, Colorado-headquartered company said…