Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
General Atomics Readies Extended Range MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The manufacturer will stop building the legacy Gray Eagle this year and begin delivering the MQ-1C ER version in 2018.
The MQ-1C ER version has a maximum endurance of 40 hours compared to 25 for the legacy Gray Eagle. (Image: GA-ASI)
The MQ-1C ER version has a maximum endurance of 40 hours compared to 25 for the legacy Gray Eagle. (Image: GA-ASI)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) earlier this month conducted a 41.9-hour flight of an MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) variant, demonstrating a 68 percent improvement in endurance over the current aircraft. The manufacturer plans to start delivering MQ-1C ERs to the U.S. Army next year.