NASA acquired a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in November 2006 to support Earth science missions and advanced aeronautical technology development.
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NASA acquired a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in November 2006 to support Earth science missions and advanced aeronautical technology development. Named Ikhana, the aircraft also acts as a test bed to develop capabilities and technologies to improve the utility of UAS.
Ikhana is a Native American Choctaw word meaning intelligent, conscious or aware. The name is descriptive of the research goals NASA has established for the aircraft and its related systems…Learn more