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GA-ASI, Hanwha Seal Pact to Build Gray Eagle STOL, First Flight in 2027

The plan centers on South Korean final assembly, with GA-ASI responsible for mission-systems integration, with customers yet to be named.

This photo, taken Oct. 14, 2025, and provided by Hanwha Aerospace Co., shows officials from the South Korean defense company and U.S.-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) posing for a photo after signing an agreement to jointly develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) defense exhibition in Washington. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Hanwha Aerospace signed the co-development and co-production agreement at AUSA on Oct. 14.
  • Work begins immediately on a production-representative Gray Eagle STOL, with first flight slated for 2027 and initial deliveries in 2028.
  • Early aircraft will be built in both California and South Korea, followed by a South Korea production facility handling manufacture and final assembly.
  • GA-ASI will conduct final mission-systems integration while the partners market the platform to the U.S. Department of Defense, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense and international customers.
  • Demonstrations by the Mojave testbed include dirt-strip operations, live-fire testing at Yuma Proving Ground and launch and recovery from ROKS Dokdo and HMS Prince of Wales.