America's Aircraft Carriers Could Soon Have a New Weapon

Dave Majumdar

Security, North America

Think drones. 

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated (GA-ASI) has successfully demonstrated that its Predator C Avenger prototype can be handled on a carrier flight deck using procedures already familiar to U.S. Navy crews.

The prototype unmanned aircraft—which the company is using as a surrogate testbed for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stringray unmanned aerial refueling tanker program—showed that it can successfully taxi...