The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has commenced Phase III of the flight-testing programme for the new Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system (RPAS). This phase will see the Protector operate from RAF ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a second in-country flight with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system, launching an integration and operational ...

LONDON—The first production example of the Protector derivative of General Atomics’ SkyGuardian medium altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system has made its first flight. Protector UK1, which ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems completed the first flight of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) on 25 September. The first example of the Protector, known as ...

The UK Military Aviation Authority issued a Military Type Certificate for the RAF’s MQ-9B Protector RG1, clearing the aircraft for flight in regular airspace. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc ...

Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now conducting regular flights from their Lincolnshire base. Over the past week, ...

LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force has completed the first flight of its new General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) in UK airspace. The first Protector—call-sign Firebird08—took off from ...

The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has made its maiden flight, the ...