MQ-1C Gray Eagle

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The Linchpin For Army Evolution To Multi-Domain Operations Is Already Here: Gray Eagle - Breaking Defense

What Army leaders want out of future battlefield systems is a stable hardware enabled by powerful software that makes it easy to upgrade, integrate accessories and accomplish their tasks.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1640700434775158784

 

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Taking Unmanned Flight to the Next Level

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — Unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, such as the Gray Eagle program have been an indispensable part of the U.S. Army’s mission...

www.army.mil

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1687810891549495297

View: https://twitter.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1687810891549495297?s=20

 

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GA-ASI Performs First Flight of New Heavy Fuel Engine for Gray Eagle ER

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted the first flight of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine on a Gray Eagle aircraft at its El Mirage flight facility on May 9, 2023.

www.ga-asi.com

 

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US Army aerial jammer ‘in pretty good shape’ following soldier testing

“The software and hardware is stable,” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said in an interview at TechNet Augusta. “I think we’re in pretty good shape.”

www.defensenews.com

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711468129925103849

View: https://twitter.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1711468129925103849

GA-ASI leads in UAS innovation – including counter-UAS too - Breaking Defense

GA-ASI’s new Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system is the most advanced of its kind for high-demand landpower forces.

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General Atomics: New radar to turn Gray Eagles into anti-drone hunters

The first batch of Gray Eagle 25Ms are now being built with the Eagle Eye radar for delivery in 2026, and General Atomics said more are on the way.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Hughes awarded satellite communications contract for Gray Eagle UAS

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2024 - Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, has been awarded a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to produce a key component of the next-gen

www.spacewar.com

 

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Move over FARA: General Atomics pitching new Gray Eagle version for armed scout mission - Breaking Defense

General Atomics will also showcase its Mojave demonstrator for the first time during the Army Aviation Association of America conference in Denver, a company spokesman said.

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[yasotay]

Move over FARA: General Atomics pitching new Gray Eagle version for armed scout mission - Breaking Defense

General Atomics will also showcase its Mojave demonstrator for the first time during the Army Aviation Association of America conference in Denver, a company spokesman said.

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I will be impressed when it can operate Nap of the Earth (NOE). Big things flying at altitude close(er) to the frontlines does not strike me as survivable. However, if it can stay out of the Weapons Effects Zones (WEZ) of the threat air defenses and accomplish the aero-scout mission, it ought to be considered.

 

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Smarter MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Getting Mojave's Short Field Capabilities

Gray Eagle STOL will pack the latest 25M suite of upgrades along with short takeoff and landing capabilities, allowing for rough field and carrier ops. Apparently aimed squarely at the U.S. Army, the Gray Eagle STOL adds a range of refinements to the rugged Mojave drone.

www.twz.com

 

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Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship

The latest iteration of the General Atomics family of short takeoff and landing drones went to sea aboard the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo. The latest iteration of the General Atomics family of short takeoff and landing drones went to sea aboard the South Korean amphibious assault...

www.twz.com

 

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Hanwha Aerospace and GA-ASI partner for unmanned aircraft systems

The collaboration follows a successful flight demonstration in 2024.

verticalmag.com

Hanwha Aerospace plans to invest more than US$513 million in development and production facilities for Gray Eagle STOL and UAS engines, building research and development, and production infrastructure in South Korea as well as with GA-ASI in the U.S.

 

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Shooting Down Drones With Hellfire Missiles In Tests​

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/drones-and-how-to-kill-them.40438/post-779932

 

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Here's another version:

Hegseth orders 'comprehensive transformation' of US Army, merging offices and cutting weapons - Breaking Defense

"All of these parochial interests and all of these lobbyists that crawl around this building and crawl around Congress, they have succeeded for far too long, and so the first thing is, we are going to start to cut the things we don't want or need," Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters.

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Basically, M10 is dead, no more Humvee or JLTV procurement, AH-64D is divested (not clear if there would be more AH-64E). Grey Eagle is gone.

 

[yasotay]

No more AH-64..

 

[Josh_TN]

Some of that seems justified…it seems unlikely some of those systems would be survivable in a peer conflict. But what are all the trucks going to be replaced with?

 

[TomS]

No more AH-64..

The Es hang around.

Killing AMPV seems incredibly dumb. We should probably make a thread for this specifically, I suppose.

 

[EmoBirb]

Some of that seems justified…it seems unlikely some of those systems would be survivable in a peer conflict. But what are all the trucks going to be replaced with?

If you break it down all the way, 90% of systems deployed globally aren't survivable in a peer conflict depending on how you define survivability and the scenario at hand

 

[Josh_TN]

Everything dies, but some platforms are especially pricey when they die. The success rate of helicopters in the scouting and attack roles seems a little questionable, now that UAVs and fixed wing aircraft are filling the tasks with less risk. ERCA just simply did not work; there was no barrel life. M10 seems to been up armored into uselessness.

 

[TomS]

Some of that seems justified…it seems unlikely some of those systems would be survivable in a peer conflict. But what are all the trucks going to be replaced with?

Looks like a lot of Infantry Squad Vehicles, which are basically stretched dune buggies.

Understand that this is an Army force structure largely for dealing with the law enforcement on the southern border, not a peer opponent.

 

[yasotay]

The Es hang around.

Killing AMPV seems incredibly dumb. We should probably make a thread for this specifically, I suppose.

Not all of them. 50% of the Apaches in the divisions are gone with the demise of the Air Cavalry Squadron. The remaining attack battalions will see a reduction to make room for UAV. UAV that don't have 30mm, 2.75 inch rockets, nor Hellfire/JAGM. UAV with a ~.85% probability of completing one mission. I'm sure it will be fine. YouTube says so.