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The General Atomics Aeronautical (GA-ASI) ‘Predator’
was the first Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to
combine ISR, Strike and Firepower Support for combat
operations. The ability to rapidly leverage leading
edge technology, innovate and network diverse
communications and sensor solutions was then and
Linden Blue will remain key to future Defence aerospace capability
Chief Executive Officer and cost-effectiveness.
GA-ASI Today, GA-ASI is at the forefront of efforts to network
UAVs with other manned and unmanned platforms, across
all environments, to create a seamless and interactive
network of ISR, Strike and Firepower Support solutions
to the warfighter. Industry partners working together
BE BOLD. Firepower Support become the expectation.
and with Defence will be required to bring together the
many disparate systems from multiple sources to ensure
pervasive, effective and timely networks for ISR, Strike and
With the growth of unmanned systems and their
utility across all environments, the ADF should be bold in
exploiting the low cost-high utility capabilities that UAS can
bring to all environments at all levels of warfare. Concepts
for rapidly tailorable and reconfigurable UAS platforms,
manned-unmanned and unmanned-unmanned teaming,
UAS wingmen, swarming technologies and controlled
intelligent operation, to name just some, will heavy influence
the future battlefield and offer a warfighting edge to future
early movers.

" ... THE ADF SHOULD BE BOLD IN

EXPLOITING THE LOW COST-HIGH

UTILITY CAPABILITIES THAT UAS

CAN BRING TO ALL ENVIRONMENTS

AT ALL LEVELS OF WARFARE."

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