The Royal Air Force has received its first Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) at RAF Waddington. The Protector, based on the GA-ASI MQ-9B UAV, will undergo ground and flight ...

The Royal Air Force's first Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) successfully completed its maiden flight in the U.K., marking a significant step in enhancing its global ...

The first of 16 Protector air vehicles was loaded onto an An-124 transport aircraft for delivery to the UK on 29 September. (GA-ASI) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered the ...

Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now conducting regular flights from their Lincolnshire base. Over the past week, ...

Ukrainian Armor, Ukraine's largest private arms manufacturer, has carried out successful tests of the Protector unmanned ground system (UGS), integrated with the Tavriia-12.7 remote-controlled combat ...

The first flight of the Protector RG1 in UK airspace saw the unmanned aircraft fly within the confines of the airspace over RAF Waddington, and under full human ...

For anyone out there who has ever worked through a formal process of equipment development for subsequent FAA/military or other national certification, you would likely appreciate the significance of ...