SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced on June 4 that it has acquired a majority of the assets of IJK Controls, including facilities and all Intellectual Property.

The corresponding work force will join GA-ASI. IJK Controls is a Pasadena, California-based provider of innovative solutions for stabilization, pointing and tracking of cameras, sensors and antennas. The IJK workforce and assets will be integrated into GA-ASI to support the organisation’s growth initiatives focused on the development and fielding of advanced sensors and payloads for GA-ASI’s portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

“We are excited to welcome the IJK Controls team to the GA-ASI family,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. “Leveraging the team’s extensive expertise in the rapidly developing field of stabilized gimbals for airborne applications, GA-ASI will expand its product portfolio and enable new mission capabilities for our customers.”

The addition of IJK to GA-ASI adds critical capabilities in the development of Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) gimbaled and turret-based systems for advanced airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), communications and weapons.