G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms, Inc. (GA-ASI) is ??is?? t? ???in t?? ?li??t-t?stin? ???s? ?n t?? D???ns? A?v?nc?? R?s???c? P??j?cts A??nc?’s (DARPA) L?n?S??t ??????m. B???n in 2020, G?n???l At?mics w?s c?m??titiv?l? ?w????? ? c?nt??ct t? ??v?l?? DARPA’s c?nc??t ??? ?is???tiv? ?i? c?m??t ?????ti?ns t?????? ??m?nst??ti?n ?? ?n ?i?-t?-?i? w????ns c????l? ?i? v??icl?. T?? c?nc??t s??ks t? si?ni?ic?ntl? inc???s? ?n????m?nt ??n?? ?n? missi?n ????ctiv?n?ss ?? c????nt 4t? ??n ?i??t??s ?n? ?i?-t?-?i? missil?s. T?? t?stin? will v?li??t? ??sic v??icl? ??n?lin? c????ct??istics ?n? l?? t?? ???n??ti?n ??? ??ll?w-?n ??v?l??m?nt ?n? t?stin?. Ov?? t?? l?st t???? ????s, GA-ASI ??s it???t?? ?n n?m????s v??icl? ??si?ns t? ??timiz? ??????m?nc? ?n? will c?m?l?t? t?? ??si?n ?n???t? t? ?li??t t?stin? in 2024.
“W? ??? ?xt??m?l? ?xcit?? t? ??t in t?? ?i?!Fli??t t?stin? will v?li??t? ?i?it?l ??si?ns t??t ??v? ???n ???in?? t????????t t?? c???s? ?? t?? ???j?ct. G?n???l At?mics is ???ic?t?? t? l?v????in? t?is ???c?ss t? ???i?l? ??liv?? inn?v?tiv? ?nm?nn?? c????iliti?s ??? n?ti?n?l ????ns?,” s?i? Mik? Atw???, Vic? P??si??nt ?? A?v?nc?? Ai?c???t P?????ms ?t GA-ASI.
DARPA’s L?n?S??t ??????m, w?ic? is ??v?l??in? ?n ?i?-l??nc??? ?nm?nn?? ?i? v??icl? (UAV) wit? t?? ??ilit? t? ?m?l?? m?lti?l? ?i?-t?-?i? w????ns, ??s ?w????? c?nt??cts t? G?n???l At?mics, L?ck???? M??tin, ?n? N??t???? G??mm?n ??? ???limin??? P??s? I ??si?n w??k. T?? ??j?ctiv? is t? ??v?l?? ? n?v?l UAV t??t c?n si?ni?ic?ntl? ?xt?n? ?n????m?nt ??n??s, inc???s? missi?n ????ctiv?n?ss, ?n? ????c? t?? ?isk t? m?nn?? ?i?c???t. C????nt ?i? s????i??it? c?nc??ts ??l? ?n ??v?nc?? m?nn?? ?i??t?? ?i?c???t t? ???vi?? ? ??n?t??tin? c??nt?? ?i? c????ilit? t? ????ctiv?l? ??liv?? w????ns. It is ?nvisi?n?? t??t L?n?S??t will inc???s? t?? s??viv??ilit? ?? m?nn?? ?l?t???ms ?? ?ll?wіп? t??m t? ?? ?t st?n???? ??n??s ??? ?w?? ???m ?n?m? t????ts, w?il? ?n ?i?-l??nc??? L?n?S??t UAV ???ici?ntl? cl?s?s t?? ??? t? t?k? m??? ????ctiv? missil? s??ts.
G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms, Inc. (GA-ASI) is ? milit??? c?nt??ct?? ?n? s??si?i??? ?? G?n???l At?mics t??t ??si?ns ?n? m?n???ct???s ?nm?nn?? ???i?l v??icl?s ?n? ????? s?st?ms ??? t?? U.S. milit??? ?n? c?mm??ci?l ???lic?ti?ns w??l?wi??. On M??c? 6, 2023, t?? c?m??n? ?nn??nc?? t??t DARPA ??s c??s?n GA-ASI t? c???? ??t t?? ??si?n ?? t?? ?i?-l??nc??? ???n? t?????? C?itic?l D?si?n R?vi?w (CDR); ? L?n?S??t w??l? its?l? c???? ?n AMRAAM ?? Si??wіп??? missil?, w?ic? ????tl? ?xt?n?s t??i? ??n??. In t?is w??, ?n F-15EX ?? simil?? 4t?-??n???ti?n ?i??t?? c?n ????tl? inc???s? its s??viv??ilit? w??n ??m?? wit? ? L?n?S??t. G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms, Inc. (GA-ASI), ?n ???ili?t? ?? G?n???l At?mics, is ? l???in? ??si?n?? ?n? m?n???ct???? ?? ???v?n, ??li??l? RPA s?st?ms, ?????s, ?n? ?l?ct??-??tic ?n? ??l?t?? missi?n s?st?ms, incl??in? t?? P????t?? RPA s??i?s ?n? t?? L?nx M?lti-m??? R????.