GA-ASI Makes First Flight of XQ-67A OBSS
SAN DIEGO, CA, Mar 1, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on Feb. 28, 2024.
- SAN DIEGO, CA, Mar 1, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on Feb. 28, 2024.
- OBSS is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) program and GA-ASI was selected in 2021 to design, build and fly the new aircraft.
- With flight of the AFRL-funded XQ-67A, GA-ASI has validated the "genus/species" concept first developed with AFRL as part of the Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft Platform Sharing (LCAAPS) program focused on building several aircraft variants from a common core chassis.
- Flight demonstration of this system is a major first step toward showing the ability to produce affordable combat mass."