GA-ASI Flies New Multi-Use NATO Pod on MQ-9 NATO Pod Development Brings Together International Partners to Meet Future Requirements GlobeNewswire December 20, 2022 SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the new NATO Pod for the first time on Nov. 23, 2022. The NATO.