Subsidiary of General Atomics
Grey Butte Field , outsideEl Mirage, California , is used by General Atomics as an operational testing facility for their Predator drones.[ 2] The Predator UAV General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI ) is amilitary contractor and subsidiary ofGeneral Atomics that designs and manufacturesunmanned aerial vehicles andradar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide.
In November 2021, GA-ASI received a $103.2 million contract from theU.S. Army and a $31.7 million contract from theU.S. Navy on behalf ofBelgium .[ 3]
On December 9, 2021, GA-ASI unveiled theGeneral Atomics Mojave drone.[ 4]
On February 1, 2023, GA-ASI along with partner Maritime Applied Physics Corporation won a Phase 1 research contract onDARPA's Liberty Lifter project.[ 5] [ 6]
On March 6, 2023, the company announced thatDARPA has chosen GA-ASI to carry out the design of the air-launched drone through Critical Design Review (CDR); a LongShot would itself carry anAMRAAM orSidewinder missile , which greatly extends their range.[ 7] F-15EX or similar 4th-generation fighter can greatly increase its survivability when armed with a LongShot.[ 7]
On April 11, 2024, theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of China announced a sanction on the company due to its arms sales toTaiwan .
In May 2024, General Atomics lost its bid for theDARPA Liberty Lifter program, with the contract being awarded toAurora Flight Sciences .[ 8]
On March 4, 2025, theChinese Ministry of Commerce placed 15 U.S. entities (including General Atomics Aeronautical Systems) on its export control list, barring the export of dual-use commodities to that business.[ 9] [ 10]
Projects in active Development [ edit ] ^ "Home" .ga-asi.com .^ "The National Guard - California gets first Block 15 Predators" . Archived fromthe original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved2013-01-09 .^ "GA-ASI Wins $103 Million U.S. Army Aircraft Contract" .San Diego Business Journal . 30 November 2021. Retrieved2022-01-17 .^ Judson, Jen (2021-12-09)."General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert" .Defense News . Retrieved2022-01-17 . ^ "US Defense agency contracts out long-range flying boat designs" . The Jerusalem Post, Februanry 2, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 2, 2023 .^ "GA-ASI Selected by DARPA to Support Liberty Lifter Program" . General Atomics, February 1, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 2, 2023 .^a b Chris Jennewein(6 March 2023) General Atomics Developing 'Paradigm Changing' Drone for Air-to-Air Combat ^ Losey, Stephen (May 10, 2024)."DARPA taps Aurora to keep designing heavy cargo seaplane in $8.3M deal" . DefenseNews. Retrieved11 May 2024 . ^ Cheng, Evelyn (2025-03-04)."China retaliates with additional tariffs of up to 15% on some U.S. goods from March 10" .CNBC . Retrieved2025-03-04 . ^ Min-hee, Jung (2025-03-04)."U.S.-China Trade Dispute Intensifies with New Chinese Tariffs" .Businesskorea (in Korean). Retrieved2025-03-04 . ^ "GA-ASI's Eaglet Takes Its First Flight" .General Atomics . Retrieved28 June 2023 .^ "GA-ASI Continues LongShot Support" .General Atomics . Retrieved28 June 2023 .^ "General Atomics debuts new XQ-67A Air Force sensing drone" . 9 February 2024.^ "AFRL's XQ-67A makes 1st successful flight" .Air Force Materiel Command . 2024-02-29. Retrieved2024-03-01 .[dead link ^ "GA-ASI Makes First Flight of XQ-67A OBSS" .General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc . Retrieved2024-03-01 .^ Steve Trimble,Aviation Week (18 Sep 2022) The Weekly Debrief: GA-ASI Unveils Auto-Inspired Gambit Platform For Future UAS 4 form factors for Gambit ^ Trevithick, Joseph (3 March 2025)." .The War Zone .
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