General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Swedish defense company Saab have completed flight tests of an airborne early warning (AEW) system integrated with a MQ-9B aircraft. The trials demonstrated the system’s ability to simultaneously track multiple airborne and maritime targets at extended ranges. The tests involved Saab’s LoyalEye radar, housed in external payload pods mounted on a GA-ASI-built MQ-9B. The aircraft operated from GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations facility in Southern California. According to GA-ASI, the trials successfully tracked instrumented fighter aircraft, commercial airliners, and maritime targets. The demonstration combines Saab’s radar technology with the MQ-9B’s long-endurance capabilities.The integration could enable uncrewed aircraft to perform persistent airborne early warning and surveillance missions, complementing existing crewed AEW platforms. GA-ASI President David R. Alexander stated, “This has been one of the most highly anticipated flight tests we have performed” This is an interesting demonstration, let’s examine this. #defenseupdates #usmilitaryweapons #usmilitary Chapters: 0:00 TITLE 00:11 INTRODUCTION 01:31 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN 02:05 LOYAL EYE 04:20 MQ-9 REAPER AS CARRIER 06:29 ANALYSIS
Source: Distributed AEW system | GA – ASI MQ – 9B with Saab LoyalEye
