Seapower magazine spoke to the team at General Atomics (GA) which is competing for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A unmanned aerial tanker program and they are confident that the company’s Sea Avenger solution will meet the navy’s needs.
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Chuck Wright, director of GA’s MQ-25A program, said the core of the team has been retained since 2011 and key engineer leads have been working on this project for five to seven years.
Being the prime contractor for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear programs has given the company precious insights into carrier operations, Doug Hardison, GA’s director of Marine Corps and Navy business development added.