H GA-ASI ανακοίνωσε τη συμπλήρωση πλέον του ενός εκατομμυρίων ωρών πτήσης για τα μη επανδρωμένα εναέρια συστήματά της  (Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems -UAS) την 16η Μαρτίου  2021 στη διάρκεια επιχειρησιακής χρήσης από το Στρατό των ΗΠΑ. Η πτητική χρήση του αναφερόμενου UAS ενεργοποιήθηκε τον Μάρτιο του 2004…

[…General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today (March 25th) that the family of Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surpassed 1 million flight hours on March 16, 2021 during U.S. Army flight operations. This historic milestone is the latest accomplishment on a remarkable journey that started in March 2004 with the first flight of an early variant of the Gray Eagle UAS family called Army IGNAT. Since that first flight, GA-ASI and the U.S. Army have fielded over 250 Gray Eagle-type aircraft, including the new Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) aircraft. Over 80% of the 1 million flight hours were flown in support of deployed operations with a better than 90% Mission Capable Rate…]