Overview

• The companies announced the pact at the AUSA conference, launching immediate work to build a production-representative Gray Eagle STOL.
• A new facility in South Korea will handle final assembly and manufacturing, while GA-ASI retains responsibility for final mission-systems integration.
• For the first aircraft, production tasks will be split between GA-ASI in California and Hanwha facilities in Korea, according to a company spokesman.
• The Mojave demonstrator has de-risked the concept through shipboard operations on ROKS Dokdo and HMS Prince of Wales, live-fire testing at Yuma Proving Ground, and dirt-strip trials.
• No customer orders were announced, with marketing aimed at the U.S. Department of Defense, South Korea’s defense ministry, and international buyers, as executives emphasize jobs and growth of Korea’s UAS ecosystem.