STOL・Mojave: Successful launch and landing ship test
-U.S. GA-ASI’s unmanned aerial vehicle “Mojave”
– British aircraft carrier successfully launches and lands via remote control
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
GA-ASI, an American company, develops and manufactures military and civilian unmanned aircraft.
Unmanned aerial vehicle Mojave:
On November 17, 2023, it was announced that the launch and landing tests were successful.
A successful Mojave with STOL from the aircraft carrier “Prince of Wales”.
[Drone on the deck of an aircraft carrier]:
This is what the Mojave ship test looks like (photo)
The experiment was conducted on the east coast of the United States on November 15, 2023.
The crew inside the ship’s control center was in charge of controlling Mojave.
Royal Navy announcement:
With a total length of 9m and a wingspan of 17m, it is larger than the F-35B, which is a carrier-based aircraft.
Mojave is an unmanned aircraft with a fully loaded weight of over 1.5 tons.
This is the first time a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has taken off and landed on the ship.
Royal Navy announcement:
With a total length of 9m and a wingspan of 17m, it is larger than the F-35B, which is a carrier-based aircraft.
Mojave is an unmanned aircraft with a fully loaded weight of over 1.5 tons.
This is the first time a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has taken off and landed on the ship.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/475c1da1d5132ee1f147493e05c6064354afa848
General Atomics touts STOL wing for MQ-9B after Mojave carrier debut
News | Flight Global
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)：
the UK and several other nations as potential future customers for a version of its MQ-9B unmanned air vehicle (UAV)
adapted for short take-off and landing (STOL) operations.
On 15 November：
the company’s Mojave demonstrator was operated from the HMS Prince of Wales for the first time, during trials performed off the US East Coast.
Operations were conducted：
without using the 65,000t vessel’s ski jump ramp, which is employed when launching embarked Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
GA-ASI chief executive：Linden Blue.
“We applaud the Royal Navy’s foresight in embracing this unprecedented capability for its carriers,”
“Seeing our Mojave operate successfully in this environment opens myriad new ways our aircraft can be used to support multi-domain naval operations.”
While the experimental Mojave is an evolution of the company’s Gray Eagle UAV,
General Atomics says:
“a STOL wing set option is being planned for the larger, more capable MQ-9B aircraft,
which includes
1. SkyGuardian,
2. SeaGuardian,
3. and the Protector RG1
currently being delivered to the UK Royal Air Force [RAF]”.