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GA And SENER Develop New NATO Pod For MQ-9 Reaper

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

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GA And SENER Develop New NATO Pod For MQ-9 Reaper

A model of the new General Atomics and SENER Aerospacial NATO Pod to be integrated on to the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. (Photo: SENER Aerospacial).

General Atomics and Spain’s SENER Aerospacial said Tuesday they are integrating a new NATO sensor Pod on to the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for European sensors. The companies started collaborating in 2008 to provide MQ-9s to Spain, adapted for the requirements of the Spanish Armed Forces. The companies said this is their latest joint development effort, with SENER developing and building the pod while GA Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will integrate it onto the aircraft line “to increase…

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