General Atomics
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy, defense, aerospace industry, and technology |
| Founded | July 18, 1955 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, United States 32°53′37″N 117°14′04″W / 32.89361°N 117.23444°W |
Key people | J. Neal Blue Linden S. Blue |
| Products | Unmanned aerial vehicles, SiGA, EM2, EMALS, AAG, Predator, Gray Eagle, Reaper |
| Revenue | US$ 3.2 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 15,000 (2025) |
| Divisions | Energy, Electromagnetic Systems |
| Subsidiaries | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Atomics Systems Integration, Diazyme, ConverDyn, Cotter, Nuclear Fuels Corporation |
| Website | www |
General Atomics (GA) is an American energy and defense corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, that specializes in research and technology development in the fields of nuclear energy, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other electromagnetic sensors and systems.
This includes physics research in support of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion energy. It is a primary supplier of the US stockpile stewardship program's laser inertial confinement fusion research, including the National Ignition Facility. It also operates DIII-D, the largest active tokamak in the US. It developed and maintains the TRIGA series of nuclear research reactors.
The company provides research and manufacturing services for unmanned combat aerial vehicles, including its MQ-1 Predator, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, MQ-9 Reaper, and MQ-20 Avenger drones. It also provides airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless, and laser technologies, such as the US Navy's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System.