The General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger (formerly Predator C) is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military.

Perform high-speed, long-endurance, more covert multi-mission Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strike missions over land or sea. Predator C Avenger was developed through the foresight and internal funding of GA-ASI.

Mar 6, 2025 · General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle autonomously flown with Shield AI’s Hivemind software at Orange Flag exercise. General

Mar 6, 2025 · The MQ-20 can carry weapons both outside and inside a weapons bay. It is a testbed for the US Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program or a loyal wingman drone that is envisioned to fly in a manned-unmanned teaming (MUMT) …

Nov 8, 2024 · This underscores the Navy’s plans to use the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS) to support more than just the MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone, which is still set to be the service’s first operational advanced uncrewed carrier-based aircraft.

Jun 30, 2021 · New, longer wings have increased its mission endurance window to 20 hours from the original 15 hours. December 2020 - A General Atomics Avenger UAV has flown autonomously with DARPA-produced code. June 2021 - An MQ-20 Avenger drone has been successfully flown with the USAF's "Skyborg" autonomous flight system.

On April 6, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System.

Oct 11, 2023 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced the successful demonstration of its Aerial Recovery System, engineered explicitly for mid-air launch and retrieval of small drones.

Nov 18, 2024 · GA-ASI and BAE SYSTEMS demonstrated EW capabilities on an MQ-20 Avenger UAS, showcasing autonomous electronic attack advancements for the U.S. Air Force ACPs using a secure Link 16 network.

Jan 30, 2024 · Shown in new images released by the manufacturer, the new A2LE is seen being deployed from the internal weapons bay of a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger drone. The …