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About Mojave STOL

Mojave STOL is GA-ASI’s expeditionary short-takeoff-and-landing UAS for armed reconnaissance, contested logistics and operations from austere sites. The 16-metre-wingspan aircraft has a 3,175-kilogram maximum takeoff weight, a 1,542-kilogram useful load and endurance above 25 hours. In the current data sheet, an ISR configuration takes off in 122 metres, while a twelve-Hellfire configuration requires 305 metres on a semi-improved runway.

The Rolls-Royce M250-powered aircraft reaches 140 knots and 25,000 feet, with satellite control supporting a 2,500-nautical-mile ferry range. Its open payload architecture can accommodate electro-optical and infrared sensing, synthetic-aperture radar, ground-moving-target indication, signals intelligence and communications relay. Carrier-deck demonstrations and use from dirt fields establish the exact STOL boundary; the profile does not treat every Predator-family expeditionary configuration as Mojave.

Timeline

GA-ASI demonstrates Mojave STOL UAS operations from HMS Prince of Wales
2023-11-17 - Demonstration - GA-ASI demonstrated Mojave short takeoff and landing capability from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. The demonstration took place on November 15, 2023 while the carrier was underway off the U.S. East Coast.
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Mojave completes first operations from an unprepared dirt strip
2023-08-01 - Demonstration - Mojave completed multiple takeoffs and landings from a dirt strip on 1 August 2023. The demonstration included a 586-foot takeoff and a 335-foot landing. General Atomics described the trial as proof of expeditionary operation away from traditional runways.
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