Share this article Share this article SAN DIEGO, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today the completion of the first MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Ground Control Station (GCS) for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). GA-ASI and RNLAF commemorated the occasion with a special roll-out ceremony at GA-ASI's corporate headquarters in Poway, California, and the event was simulcast to the Netherlands. GA-ASI and the RNLAF commemorated the completion of the RNLAF's first MQ-9A Block 5 on July 7, 2021. From left to right: GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue, Vice Adm. Arie Jan De Waard, Lt. Gen. Dennis Luyt, and GA-ASI President David R. Alexander.