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General Atomics To Supply MQ-9 UAS To Belgium

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 20th, 2020

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General Atomics To Supply MQ-9 UAS To Belgium

The General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft system. (Photo: General Atomics)

General Atomics on Thursday said it has signed a contract to supply MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Belgium Ministry of Defense. The value of the contract, a Foreign Military Sale through the U.S. Air Force, wasn’t disclosed. First delivery is expected in 2023. The contract includes electro-optic/infrared video and synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator surveillance payloads, ground control stations, pre- and post-flight equipment, ground support equipment and spares. “Through our Belgian R&D seed-funding initiative, we are…

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