Saab, GA-ASI Flight Test LoyalEye AEW Radar on MQ-9B Drone
STOCKHOLM – October 29, 2026 -- Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have flight tested an unmanned airborne early warning (AEW) capability, integrating Saab's LoyalEye AEW radar with the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft system, five months after the system's first flight in May 2026.
Flight test validates detection, tracking and classification of airborne targets
The test took place at GA-ASI's Desert Horizon Flight Operations Facility in Southern California. It validated the integrated system's ability to detect, track and classify airborne targets from an unmanned platform. Stakeholders attended and watched the capability in real time within a representative operational scenario.
The flight is part of an evaluation programme that began with the first flight in May 2026.