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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

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Unmanned aerial vehicles subsidiary of General Atomics

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide.2 It is headquartered in Poway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersPoway1
  • Websitewww.ga-asi.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI549300CVV24WAFBL9X643
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 22959213

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Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide.2

Corporate structure

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is part of a group headed by General Dynamics. 272 entities, 69 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Operations

In November 2021, GA-ASI received a $103.2 million contract from the United States Army, and a $31.7 million contract from the United States Navy on behalf of Belgium.

On 9 December 2021, GA-ASI unveiled the General Atomics Mojave drone.

On 1 February 2023, GA-ASI, along with partner Maritime Applied Physics Corporation won a Phase 1 research contract on DARPA's Liberty Lifter project.

On 6 March 2023, the company announced that DARPA has chosen GA-ASI to carry out the design of the air-launched drone through Critical Design Review (CDR); a LongShot would itself carry an AMRAAM or Sidewinder missile, which greatly extends their range. In this way, an F-15EX or similar 4th-generation fighter can greatly increase its survivability when armed with a LongShot.

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On 11 April 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced a sanction on the company due to its arms sales to Taiwan.

In May 2024, General Atomics lost its bid for the DARPA Liberty Lifter program, with the contract being awarded to Aurora Flight Sciences.

On 4 March 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce placed 15 U.S. entities (including General Atomics Aeronautical Systems) on its export control list, barring the export of dual-use commodities to that business.

Products

General Atomics Gnat

General Atomics Prowler

General Atomics Altus

General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

General Atomics MQ-9B Guardian

General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger

General Atomics FQ-42 Dark Merlin - (perspective Gambit series)

Projects in active development

General Atomics Eaglet parasite UAS, prototype stage

General Atomics X-68A LongShot loyal-wingman type UAS, concept stage

General Atomics Mojave STOL UCAV, derived from the Predator family, prototype stage

General Atomics Sparrowhawk parasite UAS, prototype stage

General Atomics XQ-67A - (perspective Gambit series) first flight on 28 February 2024

From Wikipedia’s article on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1993Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$35.2B 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $35.2B in all. Federal grants $2.0M; Other federal assistance $400.0K; Federal contracts $35.2B.$0$1B$2B$3B2008 · Federal contracts: $874.9M20082009 · Federal contracts: $955.0M2010 · Federal contracts: $1.4B20102011 · Federal contracts: $2.2B2012 · Federal contracts: $2.4B20122013 · Federal contracts: $1.6B2014 · Federal contracts: $1.5B20142015 · Federal contracts: $1.9B2016 · Federal contracts: $1.7B20162017 · Federal contracts: $2.4B2018 · Federal contracts: $2.1B20182019 · Federal grants: $2.0M2019 · Federal contracts: $2.8B2020 · Federal contracts: $2.0B20202021 · Other federal assistance: $400.0K2021 · Federal contracts: $2.1B2022 · Federal contracts: $1.7B20222023 · Federal contracts: $2.1B2024 · Federal contracts: $2.1B20242025 · Federal contracts: $1.6B2026 · Federal contracts: $1.8B2026
Without federal contracts$2.4M 2019–2021
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2019–2021: $2.4M in all. Federal grants $2.0M; Other federal assistance $400.0K.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 · Federal grants: $2.0M201920202021 · Other federal assistance: $400.0K2021
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026––$1.8B$1.8B
2025––$1.6B$1.6B
2024––$2.1B$2.1B
2023––$2.1B$2.1B
2022––$1.7B$1.7B
2021–$400.0K$2.1B$2.1B
2020––$2.0B$2.0B
2019$2.0M–$2.8B$2.8B
2018––$2.1B$2.1B
2017––$2.4B$2.4B
2016––$1.7B$1.7B
2015––$1.9B$1.9B
2014––$1.5B$1.5B
2013––$1.6B$1.6B
2012––$2.4B$2.4B
2011––$2.2B$2.2B
2010––$1.4B$1.4B
2009––$955.0M$955.0M
2008––$874.9M$874.9M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov7, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. $1.5M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Aeronautics8 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award 80AFRC19M0005

Largest contracts

  1. Apr 24, 2019$1.9B from Department of the Army: Requirement is for the procurement of performance based logistics support services for the mq-1c gray eagle unmanned aircraft system.9 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award W58RGZ19C0027
  2. May 8, 2012$1.1B from Department of the Army: Award of undefinitized contract action (uca) for fy 12 mq-1c gray eagle program of record and quick reaction capability performance-based lo10 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award W58RGZ12C0075
  3. Sep 13, 2013$1.1B from Department of the Army: Fy 13 full rate production of the gray eagle unmanned aircraft system and fy 12 backfill requirements.11 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award W58RGZ13C0109
  4. Apr 1, 2022$1.0B from U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Uas operational and maintenance support12 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award 70B02C22C00000016
  5. Oct 24, 2016$936.9M from Defense Contract Management Agency: Igf::ct::igf fy17 gray eagle performance based logistics (pbl) effort.13 To GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Award W58RGZ17C0018

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