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Predator: More Unmanned Electronic Attack Capabilities

By gguarino | January 22, 2014
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) and Northrop Grumman demonstrated the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System’s (UAS) electronic attack capability during a U.S. Marine Corps’ Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course. 
 
The demonstration evaluated the capability of a UAS to conduct electronic warfare missions alongside other unmanned aircraft, according to GA ASI. During the demonstration, two Predators were operated, one with Northrop’s Pandora Electronic Warfare (EW) system, and a GA ASI-owned Predator with a jamming pod.  Northrop Grumman’s payload was successfully integrated with the Predator B avionics, and the command and control architecture, GA ASI said. 
 
“Our collaboration with the Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman demonstrates the operational flexibility of the Predator B from being primarily a counter-insurgency aircraft to a platform that can address a broader spectrum of operational requirements,” said Frank W. Pace, president, aircraft systems at GA ASI. 

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