
The State Department has approved a potential $1.7 billion deal with Australia for General Atomics’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones and supporting equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on April 23 of the foreign military sale (FMS). Australia officially selected the MQ-9B as the winner of its Project AIR 7003 program last fall to find its future medium-altitude, long-endurance armed remotely piloted aircraft system, and is set to receive 12 systems under the FMS deal. “The proposed sale improves…