Reaping What They’ve Sown: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and BAE Systems have joined forces to integrate the sensors on the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to create an automated architecture for detecting and identifying ground targets from the platform. The two companies announced Aug. 8 that they are working through Sept. 2009 under Air Force Research Lab sponsorship to apply technology called CLAMP (standing for continuous look attack management for the Predator) already developed for the MQ-1 Predator UAV to the Reaper by integrating its high-resolution Lynx synthetic aperture radar with its other sensors. “This architecture is a significant leap forward,” said Linden Blue, president of General Atomics’ Reconnaissance Systems Group.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
