Huneed Technologies to supply CCAs to GA-ASI
GA-ASI's unmanned aircraft / Courtesy of Huneed Technologies
By Baek Byung-yeul
Huneed Technologies, a global aerospace and defense company specializing in tactical communication and avionics equipment, has secured a contract to manufacture and supply Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for its unmanned aircraft, the company said Wednesday. GA-ASI is a world leader in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) including the Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle Extended Range and Avenger aircraft.
GA-ASI is manufacturer of the MQ-9, a remotely piloted aircraft operated by the U.S. and many NATO countries, as an intelligence-gathering and strike-capable asset. It has delivered more than 1,000 unmanned aircraft since its founding in 1992 and its aircraft have flown over 7 million hours. GA-ASI's newest and most advanced aircraft, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian, are tailored to meet the multi-domain and multi-environmental needs of its customers.
In 2017, Huneed signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GA-ASI in identifying strategic partnership areas. The MOU was renewed in 2022 during Seoul ADEX 2022 covering three areas: engineering, development, testing, and manufacturing of CCA; incorporation of Huneed's High Trunk Capacity Trunk Radio Systems with GA-ASI's SkyTower technology to enable relay and repeater functions; and collaboration on the development of the Korean Integrated Intelligence Center (KIIC).
Bob Schoeffling, Vice President of International Strategic Development at GA-ASI, said, "Huneed is Korea's leading defense and aviation company with a long track record of establishing successful business relationships with a number of global OEMs in the aerospace industry. Huneed possesses advanced processes and production capabilities to join our global supply chain, and we expect GA-ASI and Huneed to become long-term partners.”
Huneed Chairman Eugene Kim said, "Unmanned technology is strategically important to global security with advanced technology necessary to protect aircraft pilots from external threats, while providing the capabilities to monitor battlefields. As we cooperate with a global leader in unmanned technology, GA-ASI will prove Huneed's capabilities, and we will do our best to demonstrate that.”