GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger conducts mission-autonomy flight, completing simulated autonomous aerial intercept
General Atomics conducted a mission-autonomy flight with its MQ-20 Avenger on 18 January 2026, loading a mission profile and using the government reference autonomy software to execute a simulated air‑to‑air intercept. The company framed the sortie as an advance in human–machine teaming and autonomous engagement tactics.