As an international company formed in 1993, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) of San Diego, California is focused on the design and production of unmanned aircraft systems. These state-of-the-art reconnaissance systems are in extensive use by the U.S. government including the U.S. Air Force, NASA, Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy as well as by overseas customers. Leading the industry to new levels of performance, reliability and operational capability, GA-ASI has spearheaded acceptance of unmanned aircraft systems for military and commercial applications. As the sole manufacturer of the highly successful and fully operational RQ-1 PredatorR unmanned aircraft systems, GA-ASI has a broad range of systems packaged to meet various customer requirements.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has four facilities in southern California that are dedicated to the design, development, training and manufacture of unmanned aircraft surveillance systems and associated hardware.

GA-ASI's corporate headquarters is located in a 218,000 square feet facility in Rancho Bernardo, California. Engineering, software development, avionics, mechanical manufacturing, composite manufacturing and administrative support are performed within this location. This facility allows GA-ASI to satisfy U.S. and international production demands. A 71,000 square feet research and development (R&D) facility is located in Adelanto, California. This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is dedicated to R&D projects and low rate production systems. GA-ASI has two flight operations facilities - El Mirage and Gray Butte - located in the Mojave Desert just east of Los Angeles.

Flight testing, flight training, aircraft final checkout and other operations are performed at these locations. The El Mirage facility has 21,000 square feet of hangar and office space with a 5,000 ft. runway; Gray Butte has three 5,000 ft. plus runways and 80,000 square feet of modern hangar and office facilities.

GA-ASI's products

THE PREDATOR AIRCRAFT

Expanded EO/IR Payload

SAR All-weather Capability

Satellite Control

GPS and INS

Over 24 hours on Station at 400 NM

Deployed with the U.S. Government

Operations to 25,000 feet (7,620 m)

450 lb (204 kg) Payload

Span 48.7 feet (14.84 m),

Length 27 feet (8.23 m)

THE GNAT TACTICAL ENDURANCE AIRCRAFT

Over Five Combat Area Deployments

Operational with U.S. and Foreign Governments

Operated out of 16 sites World Wide

Atmosphere Monitoring for the U.S. Department of Energy

Proven Performance to 25,000 Feet (7,620 m)

Over 40 hours Endurance

EO/IR Payload with SAR, ECM, ESM, Options

External Stores Option on Five Hardpoint

'PROWLERT II', TACTICAL PLANE

Common GCS and Data Link with the Predator and GNAT Systems

EO/IR Payload with SAR Option

Span 24 ft (7.31 m), Length 13.9 ft (4.24 m)

Line-of-Sight Data Link and Autonomous Flight Capability

Meets or Exceeds Low Cost Tactical UAV Performance Requirements

Long Endurance Provides Maximum Mission and Payload Flexibility

'ALTUSR' HIGH-ALTITUDE PLANE

Large Payload Capacity

Proven GNATT and PredatorR Technology

Operational with NASA, Dept of Energy and U.S. Navy

ALTUS IR Operations to 45,000 Feet (13,700 m)

ALTUS IIR Operations to 65,000 Feet (19,800 m)

Span 55 Feet (16.76 m), Length 22 Feet (6.71 m)

Over 300 lbs (148.5 kg) Payload Capacity

Ideal for Communications Relay, Cellular Relay and Commercial Applications