The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). As initially designed, it was a simplified version of the LSI Amber intended for foreign sales. The Gnat 750 made its first flight in 1989.

The Gnat-750 is essentially a scaled-up and much-refined development of the Amber, and is powered by the same Rotax 582 piston-engine. The major design differences are a new fuselage, and a more conventional low-mounted wing, which replaces the Amber 's …

Fly 1,240 miles to an operational area and loiter there for 12 hours before returning home. The General Atomics GNAT is a reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI).

The Gnat 750 is powered by a Rotax 912 piston flat-four four-cycle engine with 64 kW (85 hp). The UAV can fly to an operational area from 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) away and loiter there for 12 hours before returning home. Eight Gnat 750s were in …

Nov 27, 1999 · The General Atomic GNAT-750 may be one of the most thoroughly field tested unmanned aerial vehicles in today’s inventory. Several GNAT-750 UAVs were deployed to Bosnia, Croatia, and Albania to monitor air bases, entrenchments, supply …

The history of one government project, the GNAT 750 and its rapid evolution into today’s Predator UAV —America’s first operational long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or “drone”—demonstrates that fiscal austerity can be an inno-vator’s opportunity.

Apr 3, 2017 · In 1994, General Atomics was awarded a contract to produce the Gnat-750, a scaled-down version of the Amber. Then-CIA Director Jim Woolsey bought two of them to fly over Bosnia on reconnaissance missions.

Mar 14, 2018 · Amber evolved into the Gnat-750, which in turn served as the basis for the Predator. In 1990, General Atomics purchased Leading Systems, becoming the name most associated with the iconic unmanned aerial vehicle.

General Atomics 750 GNAT UNAV reconnaissance UAV and restored military aircraft vehicles located at Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, CA

Dec 11, 2024 · The drone developed into Karem's first production-worthy drone - the GNAT 750 - five years later. The groundbreaking potential of Karem's aircraft soon reached military circles, and General Atomics, a defense corporation with headquarters in San Diego, California, acquired Karem's company.