General Atomics Mojave UAS Makes First Carrier-Based Flight

Steve Trimble November 17, 2023

A Mojave UAS operates from the HMS Prince of Wales for the first time on Nov. 15, 2023. 

Credit: Royal Navy
A heavily modified version of the Gray Eagle-Extended Range uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) performed the first short takeoff and landing from an aircraft carrier—the HMS Prince of Wales—off the coast of Virginia, the Royal Navy said Nov. 17. The Nov. 15 test served two purposes—as a carrier-proving...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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