Aircraft
Predator B UAV To Get European ELINT System
Raytheon’s German subsidiary will provide a radar-detecting and locating sensor.
An ELINT sensor is being added to the Predator B UAV (Photo: GA-ASI)
An ELINT sensor is being added to the Predator B UAV (Photo: GA-ASI)

An electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor is being added to the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper. Maker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced a deal with Raytheon Deutschland to add its Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) in a pod that will be mounted on the UAV’s centerline.