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General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles

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General Atomics Awards Hughes Contract To Produce Modems For MQ-1C Gray Eagles
A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Photo: U.S. Army.

Hughes Network Systems this week said it has received a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to provide ruggedized modems for the MQ-1 Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system, providing warfighters with more options to operate the aircraft using satellite communications. The value of the award was not disclosed. Production will likely entail between 100 and 200 modems, although final numbers will depend on retrofits, Rick Lober, vice president and general manager for Defense and Intelligence Systems, told Defense…

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