General Atomics

General Atomics Takes on Lead Industrial Role to Tackle America's Nuclear Waste Challenge

America has spent decades searching for a better answer to one of nuclear energy’s toughest questions: what to do with used ...
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GA-ASI Completes Flight Test of New ESM System on Gray Eagle UAS

SAN DIEGO — 15 October 2026 — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed flight testing of the SNC Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle ® Extended ...
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GA-ASI Teams With U.S. Navy To Demonstrate Collaborative Autonomous Mission Planning for Simulated Battle

SAN DIEGO — 05 October 2026 — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution Systems program office (PMX-281) collaborated on a demonstration of ...
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General Atomics Microreactor Selected for US Army Janus Program

SAN DIEGO (August 26, 2026) – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) today announced its selection by the U.S. Army as one of multiple industry partners for the Janus Program to advance the ...
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General Atomics Receives $20 Million Tax Credit to Advance Fusion Energy Development

SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2026) — General Atomics (GA) announced today it has been awarded a $20 million California Competes Tax Credit from the state of California through the Governor’s Office of Business ...
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General Atomics, Rheinmetall Explore Transatlantic Co-Production of Vektrex™ for Allied Artillery Modernization

SAN DIEGO (June 18, 2026) — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Rheinmetall announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Eurosatory 2026 to explore ...
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U.S Air Force Awards GA-ASI Production Contract for FQ-42A CCA

SAN DIEGO – 17 June 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The ...
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General Atomics to Design First Full-Scale Fusion Blanket Test Facility

SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2026) — General Atomics (GA) announced today that the company is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop design concepts for a facility dedicated to ...
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General Atomics Awarded US Army Extended Range Artillery Projectile Program

SAN DIEGO (June 12, 2026) – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA‑EMS) announced today it has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to demonstrate a long-range maneuvering projectile under the ...
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General Atomics Promotes Mike Rucker to Vice President of Weapons Programs

Mike Rucker, Vice President of GA-EMS Weapons Programs. SAN DIEGO (March 4, 2026) — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA‑EMS) announced today the promotion of Mike Rucker to vice president of ...
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GA-ASI and USAF Demonstrate Manned-Unmanned Teaming With F-22 and MQ-20 In Joint Autonomy Exercise

SAN DIEGO – 23 February 2026 – In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its latest demonstration performing an autonomous mission out of ...
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GA-ASI Announces YFQ-42A Dark Merlin

SAN DIEGO – 23 February 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is giving its U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft a new name: YFQ-42A Dark Merlin. Dark merlins, deadly ...