May 30, 2026, 6:02 pm
Modern air warfare is increasingly defined by information dominance. The ability to detect threats earlier, track multiple targets simultaneously, and distribute battlefield intelligence across a networked force can determine the outcome of a conflict long before weapons are fired.
To address this requirement, defense companies are pursuing a new generation of airborne surveillance systems that combine advanced sensors, autonomous platforms, and distributed operations.
A year after the announcement of the collaboration, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has flown an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with LoyalEye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods designed by Saab.The test flight was conducted on May 19, from GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations facility in Southern California.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how MQ-9B is set to become an AEW asset with LoyalEye ?
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Chapters:
0:00 TITLE
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:13 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN
01:47 THE TEST
03:06 NEED
04:45 LOYAL EYE
08:03 ANALYSIS
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