GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

GE Aerospace, part of General Electric Company, specializes in defense and drone business through advanced electrical power systems, generation, conversion, and distribution for military UAVs, serving as the largest non-partner supplier for Northrop Grumman's X-47B UCAS-D with computing resources, power systems, and landing gear, and providing flight control actuation and power systems for the RQ-4 Global Hawk family. Key products include high voltage DC generators, variable frequency generators, and VSCF generators used in UAVs like X-47B and Global Hawk, supported by the EPISCENTER R&D facility in Dayton, Ohio, established post-2007 Smiths Aerospace acquisition. In the drone industry, GE plays a pivotal role via collaborations like powering Shield AI's X-BAT VTOL drone with the F110-GE-129 engine and integrating avionics into the hybrid gas-electric SuperVolo UAV with Auterion.