H GA-ASI ανακοίνωσε ότι ολοκλήρωσε την ανάπτυξη και τις δοκιμές μιας ολοκληρωμένης συλλογής συστημάτων ανθυποβρυχιακού πολέμου (ASW). Πρόκειται για την πρώτη συλλογή συστήματος ASW, που εξοπλίζει ένα μη επανδρωμένο εναέριο όχημα μάχης (ΜΕΑΜ) MQ-9A Reaper.

[…General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has revealed that it has completed the development and testing of a self-contained anti-submarine warfare (ASW) package, the first such equipment for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The package comprises podded sonobuoy dispenser systems (SDS) and a sonobuoy management and control system (SMCS). GA-ASI has been studying unmanned ASW capability for some years, demonstrating sonobuoy remote processing capability from an MQ-9A Reaper in 2017. Subsequently an SMCS has been added, and the SDS has been developed. It employs a pneumatic launch system, and each pod can carry up to 10 A-size sonobuoys or 20 G-size buoys…]