General Atomics Mojave STOL UAS

[SteveO]

Mojave

All-terrain takeoff and landing. Double the firepower. A bold new aircraft, Mojave, joins the Predator-series family of UAS, bringing forward a unique set of capabilities ideal for armed overwatch, attack, and armed reconnaissance missions.

www.ga-asi.com

View: https://vimeo.com/652210410

This looks very useful. STOL, probably carrier capable, up to 16 Hellfire type weapons and I think I saw a 25 hour endurance mentioned.

 

[TomS]

Not sure about "carrier compatible". The video says 1200 ft take-off roll and 1500 ft landing roll. That's longer than a carrier.

 

[TomcatViP]

You are probably not factoring wind.

 

[TomS]

You are probably not factoring wind.

Even with significant WOD, this would be carrier compatible only in the same sense as the OV-10 was. Meaning only with the flight deck cleared and for special circumstances like ferry operations. True carrier compatibility, for the USN anyway, means cat and trap capable, not just being able to fly off or recover using the whole length of the flight deck. That interferes with regular flight deck and hangar ops far too much to be tolerated.

 

[TomcatViP]

Absolutely. But don't forget the USMC

 

[Scar]

Absolutely. But don't forget the USMC

This phrase - that's where JSF troubles started from...

"Never forget; Never again"©

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1483771322152935426

View: https://twitter.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1483771322152935426/photo/1

 

[TomS]

Absolutely. But don't forget the USMC

LHD flight decks are even smaller. Might be useful out of small islands in the Pacific, though.

 

[Scar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1483771322152935426

View: https://twitter.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1483771322152935426/photo/1

Looks like the Reaper, Farmer Edition.

 

[isayyo2]

Absolutely. But don't forget the USMC

With JPALS it seems like anything can be a runway as long as GPS isn’t being jammed.

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1484511132467531783

View: https://twitter.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1484511132467531783

 

[red_october]

GA proposed MQ-9B Sea Guardian STOL for (light) carrier ops

apparently carrier mojave is a thing now

MQ-9B Sea Guardian STOL is officially a member of this family, so I think I should put it in this thread

basically aims at USMC and potentially navies with STOVL carriers/LHD (RN, RAN, ROKN, JMSDF) to provide long-range, persistent ASW & ISR & maritime strike capability (think MH-60R on steroid)

for US, it should mainly bridge the gap created by capability that the navy has lost with the retirement of S-3, plus enhancing littoral warfare, and also more CAS coverage for the marines

I wonder if this could act as an AEW platform as well (there have been some proposals for AEW UAVs, not with very big radar but still better than none - something along the line of LM Vigilance could work), and it should be a very good solution for other navies in the fleet air (cruise missile) defense mission, as it has much longer time on station than helicopters and can complement each other

GA-ASI GROWS MOJAVE LINE WITH NEW MQ-9B STOL PACKAGE

To further extend the versatility of its MQ-9B line of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that it will begin developing a short takeoff and landing (STOL)-capable MQ-9B aircraft.

www.ga.com

General Atomics unveils MQ-9B STOL for small Flat Tops - Naval News

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) today unveiled a new MQ-9B variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022, the international maritime exposition currently held in Sydney, Australia. The MQ-9B STOL (for short take off and landing) is designed to operate from flat top amphibious ships.

www.navalnews.com