Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
General Atomics Rolls Out Improved Ground Station for Reaper
Plans call for the Block 50 Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station to replace existing ground stations for U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reapers.
General Atomics displayed a working Advanced Cockpit GCS demonstrator at the Paris Air Show in mid-June. (Photo: Bill Carey)
General Atomics displayed a working Advanced Cockpit GCS demonstrator at the Paris Air Show in mid-June. (Photo: Bill Carey)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed the critical design review (CDR) of a Block 50 advanced cockpit ground control station (GCS) for U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. Three of the new-design control stations were being tested, the company announced in June.