MQ-9B ISR software integration planned by General Atomics and Belgian companiesNewsDan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded SystemsExecutives signing MOU via General Atomics FARNBOROUGH, England. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Thales Belgium, Octave Intelligence and dotOcean signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on software integration and manufacturing activities for MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, General Atomics announced in a statement. The companies plan to integrate Thales command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance software; Octave’s geospatial visualization tools; and dotOcean’s sensor-data processing technology into General Atomics’ processing, exploitation and dissemination framework, the statement reads. The planned capabilities include a human-machine interface, external interface adapters, automated data exploitation, real-time information sharing and artificial intelligence-supported analysis, the company says. A demonstration is expected later in 2026, with additional functions potentially included in later demonstrations, according to General Atomics.