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General Atomics Receives $103M Army UAS Production Contract

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received a two-year, $103.2 million contract to manufacture MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army.

Under the firm-fixed-priced contract, the company will also provide satellite airborne data terminals to the military branch and maintain government-furnished equipment, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Work will take place at a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. facility in Poway, California.

Army Contracting Command received one bid via an online solicitation and expects contract services to be complete by Dec. 31, 2023.

The service branch currently Gray Eagle drones to perform combat and special operations as well as intelligence and security missions.

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