24/09/2020

GA-ASI to Upgrade Air National Guard’s MQ-9s

GA-ASI to Upgrade Air National Guard’s MQ-9 Drones – link

Source: Defense World

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 aircraft for the Air National Guard (ANG)
The procurement includes Generator Power Distribution Modules (GPDM) and kits to integrate the Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) pod, LITENING pod and other mission payloads
The GPDM and pod kits will provide ANG with the ability to distribute more electrical AC and DC power to payloads integrated onto MQ-9 aircraft. The BLOS kits provide common aircraft interfaces to payloads integrated on the aircraft’s outboard wing hard points. This will enable 5th generation fighter aircraft (F-35 and F-22) to communicate and share data with 4th generation fighter aircraft (F-15 and F-16)

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