SAN DIEGO, July 20. The US Air Force flew a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with an Angry KittenĀ® ALQ-167 Electronic Warfare Countermeasure Pod for the first time on April 27, 2023. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. integrated the pod onto the aircraft.
The Angry Kitten EW Pod is supplied to the US Air Force by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and has flown on other Department of Defense systems, including F-16s. GA-ASI integrated the EW pod in less than nine months at no cost to the US Air Force by using a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
āIt was great to see the Angry Kitten Pod on an Air Force platform for the first time,ā said GA-ASI Vice President of DoD Strategic Development Patrick Shortsleeve. āFlying this EW capability on an MQ-9A demonstrates its possible use on future aircraft.ā
The Air Force plans to continue flying with Angry Kitten Pods over the next 12 to 24 months to develop the best Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to leverage EW capabilities in support of the Joint Force and partner nations.
