
General Atomics has received a potential $275.9 million contract to provide operational and maintenance (O&M) services to Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fleet of nine MQ-9 Predator B drones that the agency operates in support of border and maritime security missions.General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems business began supplying the Predator unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to CBP in September 2006 for use by the agency’s Office of Air and Marine Operations.The MQ-9s operated by CBP fly as long as 20 hours and…