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Press Releases

GA-ASI Kicks Off SeaGuardian Validation Flights in Japan

Oct 19, 2020
GA-ASI SeaGuardian Takes Flight

Sep 14, 2020
GA-ASI Conducts JCG's Validation Flights in Japan

Jul 7, 2020
GA-ASI Flies SkyGuardian in So Cal NAS as Part of NASA Demonstration

Apr 6, 2020
GA-ASI Concludes Successful Series of MQ-9 Demonstrations in Greece

Jan 6, 2020

News Articles

Japan Coast Guard and JMSDF Planning to Use UAVs for Ocean Surveillance

Naval News
Japan Coast Guard considers to introduce UAV in 2022 at the earliest - Aiming to expand surveillance in the Senkaku Islands and Sea of Japan

The Sankei News
操縦士育成、寄港先確保…海保無人機、実用化までにクリアなるか

Can Japan Coast Guard solve the challenges of commercialization for UAV including pilot training and securing the ports

The Sankei News
大型無人航空機、八戸飛行場拠点に実証実験開始　海上保安庁／青森

Yahoo Japan
無人機「シーガーディアン」で不審船監視など実証実験始まる

NHK
Japan begins tests of drone for maritime border defense

Unitied News of India
Japan's Coast Guard tests unmanned aircraft

NHK World - Japan
UAV SeaGuardian completed its test flight on the west coast in U.S. – Validation flight in Japan to be planned this month

LIGARE
General Atomics conducted maritime test flights of unmanned aerial vehicle

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
SeaGuardian had a test flight off the Southern California

FlyTeam
SeaGuardian conducted its first trial flight over the sea – The unmanned surveillance aircraft that Japan Coast Guard shows their interest

Otakuma Keizai Shimbun
GA-ASI completed the demonstration of MQ-9B Sea Guardian off the coast of Southern California

Tokyo Defence & Aerospace Review
GA-ASI concludes sea test flights of MQ-9Bs in the US

WING
MQ-9 Maritime Surveillance Capabilities Demonstrated in Greece

Unmanned Systems Technology
General Atomics to demonstrate MQ-9 maritime patrols for Europe

FlightGlobal
Demos Prove Reaper's Maritime Merit in Greece

Aviation Week & Space Technology