Raytheon UK to deliver GPS anti-jamming systems for GA-ASI's MQ-9B
RTX's Raytheon UK has been awarded a contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to supply its Landshield Plus GPS anti-jamming systems for the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft family.
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Under the contract, approximately 140 Landshield Plus systems will be delivered for integration across MQ-9B variants including SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026.
Landshield Plus is Raytheon UK’s next-generation GPS anti-jamming antenna system, designed to protect critical navigation and timing signals in GPS-contested environments. The system detects, suppresses and rejects hostile interference, ensuring assured positioning, navigation and timing for mission-critical operations.
“The MQ-9B is operated by a growing number of international customers who depend on assured positioning, navigation and timing for global missions,” said Alex Rose-Parfitt, engineering director at Raytheon UK. “Equipping the MQ-9B family with Landshield Plus helps to ensure mission success by providing robust protection against GPS jamming, enabling secure and reliable operations in any deployment environment.”
Landshield Plus has been successfully adapted for air, land, and maritime use thanks to its versatile design that can be customised for various platforms and mission needs. The MQ-9B integration represents a significant expansion of Landshield’s airborne capability, supporting remotely piloted aircraft operating over long ranges and in increasingly complex threat environments.
Thousands of Raytheon UK’s APNT anti-jamming solutions, designed and manufactured in the UK, are already protecting GPS signals across domains for customers around the world.