General Atomics Aeronautical
Systems, (GA-ASI) has teamed with the US Army to enhance capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C
ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). This
involves upgradation of the Gray Eagle ER’s avionics, data links and software in
order to improve the UAS’s operational capability in contested environments.
The modernisation initiative provides an open architecture concept on the
aircraft that is capable of hosting government-owned software, as well as
increased autonomy required to support Scalable Control Interface and the rapid
integration of long-range sensors.