Founded in 1955 and headquartered in San Diego, California, General Atomics is a diversified technology company specialising in defence, aerospace and advanced energy systems. Its activities span unmanned aircraft, airborne sensors, electromagnetic launch systems, space technologies, power conversion, nuclear fusion, advanced fission and high-performance materials. The company combines scientific research with engineering and manufacturing capabilities, including the DIII-D fusion programme and TRIGA research reactors. With more than 14,000 employees and operations across five continents, General Atomics supports defence, energy, aerospace, research and critical infrastructure applications worldwide.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force have completed a semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft flight to validate integration concepts for crewed–uncrewed teaming.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will utilize its YFQ-42A platform to evaluate autonomous uncrewed aircraft integration within the Marine Air-Ground Task Force for future expeditionary operations.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency facilitated the procurement of General Atomics’ advanced remotely piloted aircraft, with deliveries to start in 2028.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems enhanced its Gambit 6 Collaborative Combat Aircraft with air-to-ground operations for multi-role missions like electronic warfare and deep strike.
Fencepost provides scalable, passive acoustic surveillance with 5–7 km range, wide frequency processing, DoA tracking, noise suppression, and AI-ready signal classification for complex operational environments.
The U.S. Army’s latest contract enables integration of a CMOSS-compliant electronic warfare module onto the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, enhancing deep sensing, survivability, and battlefield adaptability.
GA-ASI and AeroVironment have completed the first-ever air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition from a Block 5 MQ-9A UAS, expanding options for warfighters.
General Atomics (GA) and Kepler Communications have successfully demonstrated bi-directional air-to-space optical communications to support tactical and operational missions and bridge communication gaps.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is flight-testing the jet-powered YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which was rapidly developed to help the U.S. Air Force achieve air dominance.