GA-ASI’s New Block 50 Ground Control Station Flies MQ-9 Reaper

The U.S. Air Force's new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS) - developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) - for the first time controlled an MQ-9 Reaper(R) on January8th from the GA-ASI Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, Calif. The Block 50 GCS cockpit for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is designed with improved capabilities ["]