The Scalable Open Architecture Reconnaissance (SOAR) pod provides long-range detection, identification, and location of radar and communication signals of interest. SOAR enables MQ-9 or other aircraft operators to provide standoff surveillance—seeing threats before threats can see the aircraft—and communicate actionable intelligence.

2 days ago · The compact High-Energy Laser pod for MQ-9B is designed with Fleet Defense and Counter-UAS roles in mind. General Atomics has unveiled the development of an airborne laser pod to equip the MQ-9B.

Jan 31, 2021 · During the test, the MQ-9 was able to successfully employ the Electronic Warfare (EW) pod to track Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) missile threats, deploy countermeasures, and provide...

May 25, 2023 · The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the first round of MQ-9A Reaper ground and flight testing with the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Pod at Creech Air...

MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Redefining Maritime Domain Operations. The MQ-9B SeaGuardian® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is tailor-made to support the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and their allies and partners around the world against peer or near-peer forces.

Dec 20, 2022 · The pod meets DEF STAN and STANAG certification standards for airworthiness, including lightning protection and bird impact. The NATO Pod interfaces with common MQ-9 aircraft power and navigation interfaces, including the platform datalink connection to the Ground Control Station (GCS).

Mar 17, 2025 · The US Navy’s MQ-9 Reaper test squadron at Pax River, Maryland, has taken delivery of the first SkyTower II airborne network extension pod. This is the first step toward preparing the system for its initial operational capability with the US Marine Corps next year.

SAN DIEGO – 22 January 2021 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully completed flight testing of a newly developed Self-Protection Pod (SPP) on an MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).

Mar 12, 2025 · The United States Navy (USN) has received and tested the first SkyTower II (STII) network extension pod for the Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has announced. The STII is a network extension pod that, according to NAVAIR, improves the MQ-9A’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.

Mar 10, 2025 · The US Navy’s MQ-9 Reaper test squadron at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland has received the first SkyTower II (STII) pod in preparation for the system’s initial operational capability (IOC) next year, US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on …