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GA-ASI and Saab flight-test LoyalEye AEW radar on MQ-9B, tracking fighters, airliners and maritime targets

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Saab say an MQ-9B equipped with Saab’s LoyalEye radar tracked fighter jets, commercial aircraft and maritime targets during flight tests. The radar is installed in new airborne early-warning pods, which first flew in May 2026.

Discovered 2026-10-28T09:34:32.641352-07:00 | 2026-10-28T09:34:32.641352-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight tests demonstrate the MQ-9B’s use as a platform for an airborne early-warning payload, with LoyalEye tracking both airborne and maritime targets.
  • Saab has described the radar-equipped MQ-9B as a potential complement to its GlobalEye airborne early-warning aircraft, linking an uncrewed sensor platform with a piloted surveillance system.

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2026-10-28T09:34:32.641352-07:00
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2026-10-28T10:05:16.520274-07:00
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