RED5 Eagle Folding Drone

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In December 2012, Iran stated it had captured an American ScanEagle that allegedly violated its airspace over the Persian Gulf. Iran later stated it had also captured two other ScanEagles. [38] [39] [40] [41] The U.S. Navy stated that none of its ScanEagles were missing. [42] [43] [44] Photo evidence of a ScanEagle in Iran showed no U.S. military markings. [45] In August 2013, CBC News reported that the Canadian Navy had lost a ScanEagle drone in June 2012. The Navy denied it was obtained by Iran. [46] On 17 December 2012, Iran announced it was starting mass production for a copy of the ScanEagle and has put that UAV into service. Iran later released images of this production line. [47] The MQ-1C is also compatible with a greater variety of munitions than the Bayraktar-TB2. The Ukrainian Bayraktars are equipped with 22 kg (48 pound) Turkish-made MAM-L missiles, around half the weight of a Hellfire. a b General Atomics Unveils Latest Predator Family Member. Aviation International News. 13 December 2021.

The Army is investing in the Gray Eagle system because they get a tremendous performance increase as a return on their investment,” David Alexander, the company’s president, said in the release. The platform “provides the U.S. Army with a UAS that adjusts to the changing threat environment and mission needs with unmatched endurance.” Scan Eagle fact sheet". Af.mil. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 . Retrieved 26 December 2013. As an enduring system in the aviation portfolio, GA-ASI believes Gray Eagle ER can operate from safe sanctuary, maintain extreme persistence, and has the size, weight and power to deliver winning effects on the battlefield,” he said.

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AN/ZPY-1 STARLite Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight". Northrop Grumman. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012 . Retrieved 1 April 2015. General Atomics unveils Mojave STOL combat UAV for dirty strips and naval operations. Air Recognition. 9 December 2021. Rahmat, Ridzwan (3 April 2019). "Insitu receives contract to supply Indonesia with six ScanEagle UAVs". Jane's 360. Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019 . Retrieved 3 April 2019. The launching and controlling of ALEs from [Gray Eagle extended range] could potentially increase the survivability and effectiveness of current and future manned aviation systems with intelligence, targeting, communications, jammers, decoys and kinetic effects,” the news release said.

These are very expensive systems and there are concerns that they could be shot down,” said the official, declining to say what parts of the drone would be most dangerous if they end up in Russian hands. a b "ERMP Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAV". Defense Update. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008 . Retrieved 11 May 2007. Capt. John A. Escalera, Test Officer, Fixed Wing/Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Test Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs (September 13, 2018) Extended Range Gray Eagle version follow-on tests complete". Archived from the original on 15 October 2018 . Retrieved 14 October 2018.This modernization effort will enable multi-band communication for beyond-line-of-sight data transmission, replace obsolete processors and improve system processing, and increase both throughput and memory capability,” the budget justification documents said. Egozi, Arie (14 December 2017). "Lebanon to receive MD530Gs, ScanEagles from USA". Flight Global. Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 22 December 2017. Baldor, Lee (19 August 2022). "US announces new military aid, drones for Ukraine". AP News. Associated Press . Retrieved 20 August 2022. a b "MOJAVE Dedicated ISR and Weapons Solution for Today's Warfighter" (PDF). ga-asi.com. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc . Retrieved 12 December 2021. First Full Company of Gray Eagle UAS Now Deployed". GA.com (Press release). General Atomics. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012.

DeYoung, Karen (23 March 2011). "Colombia began using U.S. drones for counterterrorism in 2006". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017 . Retrieved 24 August 2017. In July 2016, IHS Janes reported that Royal Navy frigates will cease operating the ScanEagle by November 2017. [34] It will likely be replaced by an unknown UAS, chosen through the Royal Navy's Unmanned Warrior exercise in 2016. [35] General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is upgrading the Army’s long-endurance, medium-altitude Gray Eagle drone so it can be a big player in future multi-domain operations.Insitu: contract with the Italian Navy for ScanEagle UAS aircraft delivery". Avionews.it. 18 September 2013 . Retrieved 18 September 2013. Iran says its producing ScanEagle drone". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012 . Retrieved 7 May 2013. Weeks later, on May 2, the company offered to pay for the training for the initial group of Ukrainian MQ-9 operators and maintainers. This included international travel and per diem costs to move the deal forward, said General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems spokesperson C. Mark Brinkley.

These can help the Army detect, identify, locate and report targets for its long-range precision fires missions.Iran (News), Middle East and North Africa (News) MENA, World news, Drones (News) unmanned drones, CIA, US news, Espionage spies spying (News)". The Guardian. London. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 . Retrieved 14 December 2016. Tests demonstrated that the Apache's engagement range increases with MUM-T as the Gray Eagle can designate targets outside the helicopter's own targeting system range, increasing survivability, and potentially needing fewer helicopters as their effectiveness is increased with the inclusion of Gray Eagle. [20] An Apache can control a Gray Eagle and access its sensors and weapons from up to 70mi (110km) away. [21] The Army sought to have the Warrior designated MQ-12, but the United States Department of Defense allocated the designation MQ-1C instead. [8] Scan Eagle Takes Aim at Europe". Archived from the original on 21 March 2010 . Retrieved 2 January 2011. In December the company announced it was awarded modernization contracts to upgrade the Gray Eagle’s avionics, datalinks and software. The improvements have an open-architecture concept so it can take on government-owned software and rapidly integrate long-range sensors.