
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is one step closer to receiving full certification to deploy its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for NATO use after successfully completing a flight last week through various classes of non-restricted airspace.The MQ-9B SkyGuardian completed the 275-mile trip from the Laguna Army Airfield in Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., to the Gray Butte Flight Operations facility in Palmdale, Calif., on Aug. 16 after GA-ASI received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly through national airspace."This flight…