NASA and UAS partnership
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and General Atomics have partnered in an agreement to allow for the development and flight testing of new command and control satellite link capabilities on a Predator B unmanned aircraft system.
As the result of an agreement signed in September 2012, the parties will upgrade the command and control system of NASA's MQ-9 Predator B, to enable aircraft operations in more remote geographical regions. The upgraded aircraft will then be used to conduct systems testing and evaluation flights. This activity will allow both NASA and GA-ASI to reach the mutual goal of demonstrating this advanced capability.
"The system improvements enabled by this agreement expand the utility of the Ikhana MQ-9 for NASA science and the development of technology required for unmanned air systems to fly in the national airspace," said NASA Dryden center director David McBride. "Both are key national priorities that benefit from this government/industry cooperative effort."
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