Jul 23, 2024 · At the Farnborough International Airshow, which began on July 22, General Atomics unveiled a new member of its Gambit drone family, the Gambit 5, designed to operate from aircraft carriers. This innovation aligns with the company's broader vision for uncrewed naval aviation, aimed at the United Kingdom and other potential customers.

Jul 24, 2024 · At the Farnborough Airshow this week, GA-ASI unveiled its GAMBIT 5 catapult-launched Uncrewed Combat Air Vehicle concept for aircraft carriers. Here we look briefly at the idea and its potential for use by the Royal Navy.

Jul 23, 2024 · General Atomics has revealed work for a carrier-capable fifth member of its Gambit drone family, which is based around a common modular core ‘chassis’ concept. The company has also presented a larger vision for how this new uncrewed aircraft could fit into a future air wing aboard the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth class carriers.

Aug 8, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has revealed the Gambit 5 UCAV. The War Zone reported on this. The drone was first shown at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom.

Aug 7, 2024 · Dubbed Gambit 5 by the company, the new variant leverages from an existing common technology ‘core’ but introduces a strengthened airframe and landing gear to cope with the stresses of assisted launch/arrested recovery, plus integration of a precision landing system.

Aug 8, 2024 · The Gambit 5 concept was showcased at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2024) last month. The new variant leverages the modular design of the Gambit Core, a high-performance autonomous combat aircraft system first unveiled in March 2022.

Jul 23, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is touting its future unmanned air wing for the Royal Navy's (RN's) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, showcasing concept imagery at the...

Mar 3, 2022 · The jet-powered platform is being built for air dominance and will heavily leverage advances in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Working alongside human-piloted aircraft, Gambit will enable pilots to see deeper into hostile airspace, detect threats first, and provide time and space for critical decisions and actions.

This includes separate versions for high-demand ISR, air-to-air engagements, fighter training, and stealthy combat reconnaissance, according to General Atomics.

Jul 31, 2024 · General Atomics is offering a Gambit 5 that is a Gambit 2 – the air-to-air drone – optimized for aircraft carrier operations. Gambit 5 requires catapults, which will require installing catapults and arresting wires on the Royal Navy’s two …