{"id":22281,"date":"2026-09-18T09:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=22281"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:41:03","slug":"general-atomics-mojave-stol-turns-a-korean-tank-trail-into-a-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=22281","title":{"rendered":"General Atomics&#8217; Mojave STOL Turns a Korean Tank Trail Into a Runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17231702\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test.jpg\" alt=\"General Atomics Mojave STOL Korea Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>North of Seoul on September 16, a 29-foot uncrewed aircraft left a conventional Army runway, joined air operations over a live-fire range, then settled onto a rough maneuver trail normally reserved for tanks and artillery. Ground-station pilots sent it rolling again. It lifted off in less than 200 meters, resumed the sortie, and flew back to the 513th Aviation Battalion. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Hanwha Aerospace called the sequence the first battlefield short-field operation ever completed by a medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft. The Mojave STOL carried dual weapon rails loaded with four inert AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and wore South Korean markings for the Defense Drone Technology Exhibition at Seungjin Training Field in Pocheon-si. In a real fight, crews on that same trail could have refueled and rearmed it before sending it back up.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-258373\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"MOJAVE STOL: FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR GLOBAL COMBAT OPERATIONS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8x0oLVXX9Ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"MOJAVE STOL: FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR GLOBAL COMBAT OPERATIONS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8x0oLVXX9Ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nHigh lift wings with leading edge slats, double slotted flaps, and drop down ailerons allow the 52-foot-wide aircraft to use runways ranging from 100 to 300 meters length. According to published estimates, the takeoff distance for a full load is roughly 122 meters, but carrying a dozen Hellfires would likely increase that to closer to 305 meters. Even with all the trimmings, including weapons rails, the aircraft managed a takeoff distance of less than 200m and a landing roll distance of less than 100m during this demonstration. Its 7,000-pound airframe is powered by a 450 shaft horsepower Rolls-Royce M250 turboprop, and it has a usable load of roughly 3400 pounds, which is just enough to carry all of the gear required for an extended operation (sensors, communications, and up to 16 Hellfires divided across 7 hardpoints).<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0H2V7WWYZ\" data-aawp-product-id=\"255762\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"SKYROVER X1 Drone with Camera Combo with Screen Controller 4K\/60fps Video 8K Photo 360\u00b0 Obstacle Avoidance Under 249g 9.32-Mi Transmission AI Night Shot 96-Min Flight Time with 3 Batteries\">\n<p>    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41vBS9MTu5L._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"SKYROVER X1 Drone with Camera Combo with Screen Controller, 4K\/60fps Video, 8K Photo, 360\u00b0 Obstacle...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            SKYROVER X1 Drone with Camera Combo with Screen Controller, 4K\/60fps Video, 8K Photo, 360\u00b0 Obstacle&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cinematic 4K\/60fps HDR Video &amp; 48MP Photos: Captures smooth 4K\/60fps HDR video and detailed 48 MP photos with a 1\/1.32&#8243; CMOS sensor and f&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>5.5&#8243; HD Touchscreen Remote \u2014 See Every Detail, Even in Direct Sunlight: 700-nit brightness and 60Hz display delivers crystal-clear live view&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Under 249g &amp; Travel Ready: Under 249g and easy to pack, the drone with camera for adults is built for grab-and-go flying without adding bulk to your&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17231645\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-1.jpg\" alt=\"General Atomics Mojave STOL Korea Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>\nThere are no other aircraft that can provide the same amount of endurance, range, and cargo as this one. No other aircraft has been able to recover and take off from a difficult area of terrain like the one from which the advanced troops would operate. They\u2019d already done the same thing at Mojave in early 2023, with deck landings on the Royal Navy\u2019s HMS Prince of Wales and the ROKS Dokdo, as well as some live minigun firing, as they\u2019d demonstrated in Korea. This demo introduced something new to the mix: a forward site that looked just like the terrain the soldiers would be fighting in, rather than one of those neat little airfields that are only used in movies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17231650\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-2.jpg\" alt=\"General Atomics Mojave STOL Korea Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Linden Blue, GA-ASI\u2019s CEO, believes the flight demonstrates that the aircraft is more than capable of undertaking the type of tactical activity seen on a real battlefield: disputed austere operations, weapon delivery, resupply, and short takeoffs from tough terrain.  Hanwha\u2019s Buhwan Lee believes this is a significant step forward for their joint 2025 co-development agreement, in which they intend to collaborate on South Korean, US, and other regional consumers. The Gray Eagle STOL will be the name given to the final production version. They expect to conduct a critical design review in November 2026, followed by a first flight in 2027, at which point Hanwha hopes to have achieved at least 70% Korean content in the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17231656\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-3.jpg\" alt=\"General Atomics Mojave STOL Korea Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>After that, the demonstrator heads to Changwon for a little of Industry Day at Hanwha. Settling for a traditional runway that will always be a target for the enemy is a bit of a cop out; with an aircraft that can launch from a tank track, a riverbed, or just about any old piece of dirt you can find, commanders have options for persistent surveillance and strike that they simply don\u2019t have elsewhere. What Mojave just demonstrated is that you don\u2019t have to be a genius to figure out how to make all of this work; it\u2019s simply a matter of understanding that in the real world, you can\u2019t always count on having a perfectly good runway available.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> General Atomics&#8217; Mojave STOL Turns a Korean Tank Trail Into a Runway<br \/>\n<br \/>#General #Atomics #Mojave #STOL #Turns #Korean #Tank #Trail #Runway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North of Seoul on September 16, a 29-foot uncrewed aircraft left a conventional Army runway,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13994,4409,3205,7800,6169,13995,1363,7627,1449],"class_list":["post-22281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-atomics","tag-general","tag-korean","tag-mojave","tag-runway","tag-stol","tag-tank","tag-trail","tag-turns"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-1024x682.jpg",640,426,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test.jpg",1280,853,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/general-atomics-mojave-stol-korea-test-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}