The Royal Air Force has received its first Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) at RAF Waddington. The Protector, based on the GA-ASI MQ-9B UAV, will undergo ground and flight ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is advancing weapons integration work in support of the UK’s Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system programme, with ground vibration testing now being performed ...
Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now conducting regular flights from their Lincolnshire base. Over the past week, ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a roughly £100 million ($123 million) contract to complete test and evaluation-phase activities on the Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system ...