UK Protector Faces Environmental, Radiation Tests

MQ-9B SkyGuardian
The Protector is a derivative General Atomics' MQ-9B SkyGuardian (pictured).
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General Atomics has subjected the first of the UK’s new Protector uncrewed air systems (UAS) to environmental and high-intensity radiation testing, as the company targets completion of testing by the end of 2022 . The Protector, a derivative of the company’s certifiable MQ-9B SkyGuardian, has...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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