Larger Jet-Powered Predator Makes First Flight
AIN Defense Perspective » February 10, 2012
General Atomics flew the second Predator C Avenger for the first time on January 12. (Photo: GA-ASI)
February 10, 2012, 11:05 AM
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is stepping up promotion of the jet-powered Predator C Avenger UAV, after flying a second, larger version for the first time on January 12. GA-ASI president Frank Pace claims that the stealth-shaped aircraft offers performance, cost, timescale and adaptability “that are unmatched by any other UAS in its class.” The company is pitching the UAV for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) requirement and for future U.S. Air Force requirements that are to date only loosely defined as the MQ-X. GA-ASI may have already secured a classified contract to deploy a single Predator C to Afghanistan.
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