Tag: SATCOM

MQ-9B Completes First AEW Test Flight

First flight of the world’s first unmanned Airborne Early Warning (AEW) solution with the General Atomics MQ-9B carrying the Saab LoyalEye radar sensor pod on May 19, 2026 at Desert Horizons in Southern California | Photo: GA-ASI

Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have completed the first flight of an MQ-9B unmanned aircraft fitted with LoyalEye airborne early warning radar pods. The trial marks the beginning of a test programme leading to a full capability demonstration later this year.