General Atomics Avenger

General Atomics Avenger (sebelumnya Predator C) adalah pesawat militer tempur udara tak berawak dibangun oleh General Atomics Aeronautical Sistem untuk militer Amerika Serikat. Penerbangan pertama terjadi pada 4 April 2009.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Predator-C Avenger

Berbeda dengan MQ-1 Predator dan drone Reaper MQ-9 (Predator B) sebelumnya, Avenger ini didukung oleh mesin turbofan, dan desain yang meliputi fitur siluman seperti penyimpanan senjata internal.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

Referensi
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  3. "Avenger UAV Revealed". Air Force Magazine. Vol. 92 no. 6. June 2009. hlm. 14.
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  6. "Jet-Powered Predator C Avenger Successfully Executes First Flight". Deagel.com. 20 April 2009.
  7. "USAF says adios to MQ-X". DoDBuzz.com. 15 February 2012. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-06-18. Diakses tanggal 2021-01-30.
  8. "One of These Bots Will Be the Navy's Next Killer Drone". Wired.com. 27 March 2013.
  9. General Atomics (24 April 2013). Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station Flies Predator C Avenger. Siaran pers. Diarsipkan 2013-04-29 di Wayback Machine.
  10. Michael C. Sirak (26 June 2013). "Ready to Go". Air Force Magazine.
  11. "General Atomics flies extended-range Avenger". Flightglobal.com. 11 November 2016.
  12. "General Atomics Predator C Avenger ER Makes First Flight". Ainonline.com. 11 November 2016.
  13. "US Air Force orders General Atomics Avenger". Flightglobal.com. 12 December 2011.
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  16. "The U.S. Air Force Was Not Fond of the Next-Gen Predator Drone". War-is-Boring. 13 November 2014.
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  18. "Canada's UAV Requirement Prompts New Move by GA-ASI". Ainonline.com. 26 April 2013.
  19. Tom Parry (7 March 2016). "Canada's top soldier wants armed drones for the military". CBC News.
  20. "Remotely ploted aircraft systems program (JUSTAS)". Diakses tanggal 29 October 2019.
  21. "India Seeks Armed Drones From U.S. in Challenge to Pakistan". Bloomberg.com. 9 November 2015.
  22. "Modi government to fast-track acquisition of lethal Predator drones for Indian Navy and Indian Army". Financial Express. Diakses tanggal 2019-01-22.
  23. Team, BS Web (2017-09-22). "India-US ties: Govt eyes $8-bn defence deal for 100 Avenger Predator drones". Business Standard India. Diakses tanggal 2017-09-22.
  24. "GA-ASI Introduces Sea Avenger UAS for UCLASS Carrier Operations". General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 11 July 2011. Diakses tanggal 4 May 2010.
  25. "General Atomics Shows Off Company's UCLASS Option". News.USNI.org. 10 April 2014.
  26. "Navy Releases Final MQ-25 Stingray RFP; General Atomics Bid Revealed". News.USNI.org. 10 October 2017.
  27. "GA-ASI Designs a New UAV For U.S. Navy's MQ-25 Contest". Aviation International News. 16 February 2018.
  28. "Boeing unit joins General Atomics' bid for MQ-25". Flight International. 13 February 2018.
  29. "Lockheed's MQ-25 reuses USN fighter engines, landing gear". Flight International. 10 April 2018.
  30. "General Atomics Showcasing its MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker". Navy Recognition. 11 April 2018.
  31. "Navy Picks Boeing to Build MQ-25A Stingray Carrier-Based Drone". USNI News. 30 August 2018. Diakses tanggal 30 August 2018.
  32. Carey, Bill. "General Atomics Predator C Avenger ER Makes First Flight". Aviation International News.
  33. "General Atomics flies extended-range Avenger". Flight International. 11 November 2016.
  34. "GA-ASI Avenger ER Sets New Endurance Record Flying 23.4 Consecutive Hours". Business Wire. 5 April 2018.
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