USAF Seeks Survivable, Cheaper ‘MQ-Next’ UAS

摘要

The aircraft that replaces the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) within 10 years could look and operate very differently than the 13-year-old, medium-altitude, long-endurance platform now in service. The “MQ-Next” program, which released a request for information to industry last week, seeks a more survivable system with far lower costs to operate, says Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.