Defense Dept. Chooses Sky Guardian For Combat UAV Requirement

Australia has selected the MQ-9B Sky Guardian for its Project Air 7003 requirement to acquire an armed uncrewed aerial vehicle, reports General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

In November 2018, Canberra announced that it had selected General Atomics for its combat drone program.

The next phase of the program involves the development of an acquisition strategy, which is scheduled to be presented for government consideration in 2021 or 2022, according to a release from the Australian...