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Gray Eagle Extended Range

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About Gray Eagle Extended Range

Gray Eagle Extended Range is GA-ASI’s higher-capacity derivative of the baseline Gray Eagle for persistent Army reconnaissance, communications relay and weapons delivery. The GE-ER raises maximum takeoff weight to 1,905 kilograms, uses a 180-horsepower heavy-fuel engine and carries 408 kilograms of internal fuel. Its published performance reaches 42 hours of endurance, 29,000 feet and 167 KTAS.

A deeper fuselage and 227-kilogram centreline hardpoint increase fuel and payload options, while the internal payload allowance is 181 kilograms. The open architecture supports electro-optical and infrared sensing, synthetic-aperture radar, ground-moving-target indication and communications relay, with four Hellfire missiles listed as a weapons fit. Automatic takeoff and landing, Common Data Link and satellite communications retain the family’s Army operating model without collapsing GE-ER into the baseline or 25M records.

Observed use

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  • SNC Electronic Support Measures system

    Physical Demo - Embedded - Physical - GA-ASI flight-tested Gray Eagle Extended Range with SNC’s Electronic Support Measures system installed.

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Supply / Components

  • Gray Eagle Extended Range ESM flight-test configuration

    Snc Electronic Support Measures System - sensor_payload - Sierra Nevada Corporation - SNC’s ESM system is installed on the flight-tested GA-ASI Gray Eagle ER configuration - source: ga-asi.com

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Timeline

  • GA-ASI flight-tests SNC electronic-support system on Gray Eagle ER

    2026-10-15 - Demonstration - The small-form-factor ESM is designed to detect hostile integrated air-defence systems beyond their weapon-engagement zones. Gray Eagle’s open architecture accommodates the modular sensing upgrade. The capability supports crewed–uncrewed teaming and follows earlier exercise demonstrations of other Gray Eagle upgrades.

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  • U.S. Army awards GA-ASI contract for Gray Eagle electronic intelligence upgrade

    2026-04-15 - Contract Award - The U.S. Army awarded GA-ASI a contract to add enhanced electronic intelligence capabilities to MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range. The ELINT upgrade supports long-range sensing against integrated air defence systems. The award extends the Gray Eagle UAS roadmap around survivable sensing and electronic-warfare missions.

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