US Army awarded General Atomics for support services external link on the Gray Eagle UAV.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems won a $22 million modification for support services external link on the Gray Eagle UAV.

MQ-1C Warrior UAV (Picture source: US Army)

The deal calls for procurement of performance based logistics support services for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone.

The Gray Eagle is a 3,600-pound, 28-foot-long drone with a 56-foot wingspan. It has a range of 2,500 nautical miles and a ceiling of 25,000 feet. Its mission set includes, but is not limited to, wide-area Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), convoy protection, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection and defeat, close air support, communications relay, and weapons delivery missions.

General Atomics will perform work at General Atomics’ facility in Poway, California with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2020.