Carrier-based Predator C Derivative Offers Navy Low-risk Strike & Surveillance SolutionGA-ASI Introduces Sea Avenger UAS for UCLASS Carrier Operations -- DefPro
May 3, 2010 NAVY LEAGUE SEA AIR SPACE, WASHINGTON | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, today introduced Sea AvengerTM, a carrier-based derivative of its Predator C Avenger UAS, to fulfill the U.S. Navy’s need for an unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) system. The company formally proposed Sea Avenger to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) via a Request for Information (RFI) submitted on 30 April.
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