GA-ASI SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft selected for Belgian Defense
Belgian Defense to begin negotiations with the US Government to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA‑ASI, Poway, CA, US) announced Nov. 19 that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations with the US Government to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
MQ-9B is the lastest generation of GA-ASI’s multi-mission Predator B fleet. GA-ASI’s baseline is the MQ-9B aircraft SkyGuardian and the maritime surveillance variant is the SeaGuardian. SkyGuardian has also been selected by the Royal Air Force for its PROTECTOR RG Mk1 program.
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