GA-ASI is a subsidiary of General Atomics. has also helped other countries send their drones to Kyiv.Īnother hurdle is that Gray Eagles require extensive ground infrastructure, such as secure communications links and large paved landing strips, and it’s not clear where Kyiv could base the drones or their pilots.ĭrone manufacturer General Atomics began advocating to send Gray Eagles to Ukraine after a meeting between Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova and General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems CEO Linden Blue on April 12, according to one person with knowledge of the conversation. UAVs for us, from our perspective, are an essential part of this fight,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the Aspen Security Forum last month, noting the U.S. “We have, in fact, contracted for multiple different kinds of UAVs for Ukraine and we will continue to do so. It’s not Afghanistan here," a fighter pilot who goes by “Juice” told The War Zone in June.īiden administration officials continue to insist they’re looking at delivering more drones to their Ukrainian counterparts.
“It’s a very capable platform … but as for me, it’s very dangerous to use it just on the front line. Some Ukrainian fighter pilots, though, say the Gray Eagle might not be that helpful because for attack missions it must fly close to Moscow’s forces. Kyiv has made clear the necessity of finding the positions of Russian troops. The delay continues to rankle Ukrainian officials, who made the request for four of the aircraft earlier this year.
has sent to Ukraine, POLITICO reported at the time. The Pentagon is basically back to where it was in June, when a final decision was held up due to training and logistics concerns - particularly over worries that the drones are more complex to operate than the smaller, short-range Switchblade and Phoenix Ghost drones the U.S.
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