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General Atomics and SENER sign partnership to offer Predator B UAS to Spain.
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General
Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and
related mission systems solutions, and SENER, a leading Spanish engineering
company, today announced that they have signed a teaming agreement that
promotes the use of the multi-mission Predator B® RPA to support Spain’s
airborne surveillance and reconnaissance requirements. |
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“GA-ASI
is proud to be teamed in Spain with SENER. They are a leading high-technology
company with a long record of success in the defense and security sectors,”
said Frank W. Pace, president, Aircraft Systems, GA-ASI. “GA-ASI
is fully committed to working with Spanish industry as we believe this
program’s success requires local industry partnerships that provide
collaborative innovation in enhancing the capabilities of Predator B for
the Spanish Government.”
The joint partnership of GA-ASI and SENER offers a wealth of combined expertise in support of the Predator B program for Spain. Operationally proven with over one million flight hours, GA-ASI’s Predator B provides unmatched persistent situational awareness, safeguarding borders and maritime approaches, supporting military missions worldwide, and saving lives in areas that have been afflicted by natural disasters. Complementing this capability, SENER will leverage its proven engineering experience to optimize and synergize Predator B data collection in support of the customer. The team will create high-technology jobs in the rapidly growing field of RPA for the people of Spain. For his part, Andrés Sendagorta, vice president of SENER, expressed: “It is an honor for SENER to partner with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to support the Predator B supply to the Spanish Government.” And he added: “At the same time, it is a source of satisfaction to make available for the Spanish Ministry of Defense our experience and technological capabilities in this challenging project to implement the first system of this kind that will be operating in Spain.” The MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system. (UAS), capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Royal Air Force, and the Italian Air Force. The MQ-9 Reaper Predator B is a larger and more capable aircraft than the earlier MQ-1 Predator, and it can be controlled by the same ground systems used to control MQ-1s. |
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