General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide. Best known for the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator drone families, the company is San Diego County's largest defense contractor with approximately 15,000 employees and .2 billion in annual revenue.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-9 Reaper (General Atomics Aeronautical Systems builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

No. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems building in the same form factors include Amazon, Anduril Industries, DJI, Autel Robotics.

Linden S. Blue is the ceo of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, per the DEPLOY registry.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is headquartered in Poway, California, USA.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates 16 verified deployments, including at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Andersen AFB, Guam, Niger.

DEPLOY has 16 verified General Atomics Aeronautical Systems deployments on record at sites including Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Andersen AFB, Guam, Niger. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ranks in roughly the top 11% of companies tracked by the registry.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was founded in 1993.

3 active incidents involving General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 3 incidents on record (1 critical, 1 serious, 1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.