MQ-9B SeaGuardian nears operational ASW role at sea
US Navy tests confirm expanded sonobuoy pods for MQ-9B SeaGuardian, enabling longer, cheaper acoustic patrols as Germany orders eight systems via NSPA.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
JMSDF Acquires SeaGuardian with a Billion-Dollar Agreement
Japan will leave the maritime patrol missions to General Atomic’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV instead of an aircraft to enhance surveillance of its maritime zones.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV Joins RIMPAC 2024
GA-ASI’s MQ-9B maritime patrol UAV participated in the RIMPAC 2024 naval exercise to support maritime ISR operations.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
GA-ASI Tests Dispensing Sonobuoy from the MQ-9B
General Atomics conducted Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) testing on the MQ-9B Sea Guardian with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on February 27, 2024.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
India Buys 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs
India approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the U.S. for an estimated value of USD 3 billion.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
US Navy Focuses on MUM-T with MQ-9B SeaGuardian at IPB-23
US Navy focus on Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) at Integrated Battle Problem 2023 (IBP-23) to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercises.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Japanese Interest in Turkish UAVs
Ambassador of Japan to Turkiye Kazuhiro Suzuki, accompanied by his delegation, visited Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Japanese Navy to Acquire the MQ-9B SeaGuardian
GA-ASI revealed on March 15, 2023, that the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force/JMSDF would acquire its MQ-9B SeaGuardian MALE UAV.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
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