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Gnat | |
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General information | |
Type | Reconnaissance UAV |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | CIA |
Number built | 22+ |
History | |
Manufactured | 1989-? |
Introduction date | Early 1990s |
First flight | 1989 |
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.