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Gnat
Role
Reconnaissance UAV
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
First flight
1989
Introduction
Early 1990s
Status
Active
Primary user
CIA
Produced
1989-?
Number built
22+
Developed into
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
The General Atomics Gnat is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). As initially designed, it was a simplified version of the LSI Amber intended for foreign sales. The Gnat 750 made its first flight in 1989.
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