# GA-ASI installs first V-tail from GKN Aerospace onto MQ-9B RPA

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) received and installed the first V-tail from GKN Aerospace onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. The V-tails, manufactured at GKN Aerospace's Cowes facility in the UK, are now a standard component for the global MQ-9B fleet.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-03-22
- Where: Poway, California, USA, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: V-tail, MQ-9B SkyGuardian
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](https://endata.com/companies/21009.md)
- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md) (supplier)
- [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](https://endata.com/companies/21009.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newswire.com](https://www.newswire.com/news/ga-asi-installs-first-v-tail-from-gkn-aerospace-onto-mq-9b-rpa-21663225), 2022-03-22: "The first V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian."
- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/ga-asi-installs-first-composite-v-tail-from-gkn-aerospace-onto-mq-9b-rpa), 2022-03-28: "The first composite V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft."

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