GA-ASI Flight Hours: Unmanned Fleet Tops 9M

GA-ASI’s unmanned fleet has crossed a major endurance milestone for the U.S. and allied air forces.

On September 21, 2025, GA-ASI flight hours reached a new peak when General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced its unmanned aerial systems fleet had surpassed more than 9 million total flight hours.

The milestone covers an array of platforms: Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger and the MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian family. GA-ASI said these aircraft support U.S. and allied military operations worldwide, with recent MQ-9B deliveries to the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and the Belgian Air Force, and active orders from Canada, Denmark and Poland.

GA-ASI flight hours: Why the 9M milestone matters

The tally underlines how persistent, remotely piloted platforms are becoming central to NATO and allied missions. GA-ASI also noted that ongoing YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test flights for the U.S. Air Force are contributing to the total—highlighting a mix of operational sorties and developmental test activity in the count.

GA-ASI flight hours milestone: 9,000,000+ total hours (announced September 21, 2025)
Key platforms: Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger, MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian
Operators and deliveries: UK Royal Air Force, Belgian Air Force; orders from Canada, Denmark, Poland

Beyond the headline figure, the milestone signals sustained demand for endurance, sensor payloads and interoperability across allied forces. MQ-9B variants in particular are marketed for maritime and land roles (SeaGuardian and SkyGuardian), expanding mission sets for partners that need persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike-capable platforms.

GA-ASI’s announcement frames the 9 million hours as both an operational and industrial marker: a reflection of long-term deployments, training, and test programs that together extend unmanned capability across NATO and partner air forces.