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The debut appearance at any airshow in the world of a company-owned Reaper UAV (pictured) is closely tied to the company's efforts to sell the Bundeswehr its developmental Guardian Eagle Certifiable Predator B platform. Source: IHS/Gareth Jennings
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is showcasing its MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the ILA Berlin Air Show as a promotional tool for its developmental Certifiable Predator B (CPB) platform that it hopes to sell to the German armed forces.
A company-owned Reaper is featuring in the static display park at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport from 1 to 4 June, marking the first time that GA-ASI has displayed the vehicle at an air show anywhere in the world.
With Spezialtechnik Dresden (STD) as its domestic partner, GA-ASI is offering the CPB platform, which it has dubbed Guardian Eagle for Germany, to the Bundeswehr based on its planned ability to operate in segregated or controlled airspace, as defined by NATO STANAG 4671 (NATO's unmanned aircraft airworthiness requirements). The Guardian Eagle CPB will achieve this via a detect-and-avoid system that features space, weight, and power provisions to enable the retrofitting of an airborne due-regard radar. The platform is expected to meet European airworthiness initial certification standards in 2017, with US certification following after that.
Besides STD, other German involvement in the Guardian Eagle CPB comprises Rohde & Schwarz with its MR6000A air traffic control radios which support both air-to-air and air-to-ground communications. This radio system is now part of the baseline CPB configuration.
Company literature gives the CPB a maximum operating altitude of 45,000 ft (compared with 50,000 ft for the Reaper), a maximum endurance of more than 40 hours (compared with 27 hours for the Reaper), and a maximum air speed of 200 kt (compared with 240 kt for the Reaper). It would appear from these specifications that the platform is optimised for increased endurance and persistence. The CPB also has nine external stories stations, compared with five for the Reaper.
The United Kingdom recently disclosed that it will likely be the launch customer for the CPB (which it terms 'Protector'), with 20 platforms expected to be delivered by the end of October 2023.
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The debut appearance at any airshow in the world of a company-owned Reaper UAV (pictured) is closely tied to the company's efforts to sell the Bundeswehr its developmental Guardian Eagle Certifiable Predator B platform. Source: IHS/Gareth Jennings
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is showcasing its MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the ILA Berlin Air Show as a promotional tool for its developmental Certifiable Predator B (CPB) platform that it hopes to sell to the German armed forces.
A company-owned Reaper is featuring in the static display park at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport from 1 to 4 June, marking the first time that GA-ASI has displayed the vehicle at an air show anywhere in the world.
With Spezialtechnik Dresden (STD) as its domestic partner, GA-ASI is offering the CPB platform, which it has dubbed Guardian Eagle for Germany, to the Bundeswehr based on its planned ability to operate in segregated or controlled airspace, as defined by NATO STANAG 4671 (NATO's unmanned aircraft airworthiness requirements). The Guardian Eagle CPB will achieve this via a detect-and-avoid system that features space, weight, and power provisions to enable the retrofitting of an airborne due-regard radar. The platform is expected to meet European airworthiness initial certification standards in 2017, with US certification following after that.
Besides STD, other German involvement in the Guardian Eagle CPB comprises Rohde & Schwarz with its MR6000A air traffic control radios which support both air-to-air and air-to-ground communications. This radio system is now part of the baseline CPB configuration.
Company literature gives the CPB a maximum operating altitude of 45,000 ft (compared with 50,000 ft for the Reaper), a maximum endurance of more than 40 hours (compared with 27 hours for the Reaper), and a maximum air speed of 200 kt (compared with 240 kt for the Reaper). It would appear from these specifications that the platform is optimised for increased endurance and persistence. The CPB also has nine external stories stations, compared with five for the Reaper.
The United Kingdom recently disclosed that it will likely be the launch customer for the CPB (which it terms 'Protector'), with 20 platforms expected to be delivered by the end of October 2023.
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