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The newest generation of remotely piloted aircraft not only deliver game-changing intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and other capabilities – it’s also poised to be more dependable than ever.
Operators of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian or SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft will be the first eligible to subscribe to an unprecedented new suite of services, SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions, all offered by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
As the world leader in advanced remote and autonomous aviation, GA-ASI knows that its customers not only need the high-quality capabilities and multi-mission flexibility of an aircraft such as the SkyGuardian. They also require a complete life-cycle sustainment approach that improves operational availability and reduces costs.
That is why, applying a common, proven practice from the world of commercial aviation, GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions suite guarantees uptime, simplifies maintenance and provides high-demand users with all the performance and availability they require at an affordable cost per hour.
GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions suite means that users of the SkyGuardian and its sibling SeaGuardian have ready access to spare parts, depot-level repair expertise, engineering field support, program sustainment engineering and more.
Predator-series aircraft, which include the Reaper and Gray Eagle models, have flown over 6 million flight hours for GA-ASI customers around the world. The company’s track record shows that it can deliver not only class-leading aircraft, but also keep them flying month after month, year after year. SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions builds on that foundation of excellence with the newest-model and most-advanced aircraft of their kind operating today.
“We’re drawing on our past experience with Performance Based Logistics programs,” says GA-ASI’s Vice President of International Strategic Development, Tommy Dunehew. “SGSS will maximize fleet lifecycle savings by leveraging the economy of scale created by the expansion of the global fleet of MQ-9B aircraft.”
As the manufacturer, GA-ASI has the ability to fuse resources and align procurement, management and sustainment activities in a way no other entity can. So any user, no matter the size of its SkyGuardian or SeaGuardian fleet, can take advantage of what the company calls a “Big Fleet Approach,” applying the same benefits across operators along with the expertise of the manufacturer.
Within that approach, the company can tailor its suite of support services to the needs of specific customers, Dunehew says, to suit the requirements of individual operators while remaining within the overall global model. SkyGuardian users can select the right combination of options for their needs while remaining in the company’s “big fleet.”GA-ASI’s Global Support Solutions works in part because of long-term agreements with suppliers and subcontractors, locking in commitments that safeguard lower costs over the operating cycle. But it’s not only a service that provides spares, repairs or even mission-ready aircraft; crew training also benefits from collective buying power.
Ultimately, GA-ASI’s suite of support solutions means that operators not only get the world’s leading remotely piloted aircraft to support their mission needs, they also get everything they need to keep them flying.
