General Atomics, Hanwha to co-develop and build Gray Eagle STOL 'Mojave' in South Korea

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Hanwha Aerospace have signed a deal to co-develop and produce a Short-Takeoff-and-Landing Gray Eagle variant—dubbed Mojave—in South Korea after multiple prototype STOL tests over two years; the jointly built UAS will be marketed to South Korean, U.S. and other customers.

Discovered 2025-10-14T08:06:37.384849-07:00 | 2025-10-14T08:06:37.384849-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Local production expands South Korea's defence industrial base and aims to lower unit and sustainment costs — see Hanwha's recent role in a Korea–US CH-47 engine MRO pilot (local sustainment and industrial integration)
  • The move accelerates export potential for GA-ASI platforms: the company is already securing international sales and advancing integrated strike-capabilities (see recent MQ-9B Baltic orders and GA-ASI's air-launch tests with Switchblade munitions)
  • Multiple prototype STOL tests over two years indicate a maturing capability that widens basing and operational options for MALE UAS, and the production deal signals intent to offer the platform to both ROK and U.S. forces

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