General Atomics is a company specializing in nuclear physics. It is a defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. General Atomics expands into research and manufacturing. Besides, they work at nuclear fission and fusion. The company develops remotely operated surveillance aircraft, unmanned military aircraft, airborne sensors, hazardous waste, superconducting magnets, and information technology, etc.
It is a private company, but it has got a wide media coverage. Generally speaking, a number of TV channels, newspapers, online info-sources and some social media present it. If we analyze fortnight media coverage, we can mention some videos on YouTube. There we find some information on General Atomics as a manufacturer of predator drones and their opening a new office in India. As we see it, the company widens its network in such a way (DefenceExclusive, 2016). Another video presents General Atomics MQ “Predator” among 10 top drones in the world (Top 10 Drones in the World, 2016). (Arronlee33, 2016). Moreover, a new General Atomics model appeared as a green screen animation (World of Green Screen, 2016). While analyzing YouTube videos, we make a conclusion the company is a world leader producing drones.
The Washington Post mentions General Atomics together with Northrop Grumman as major defense contractors and drone makers (Kolpack, 2016). However, they are not the only online media source to discuss the company.
Google Finance releases a number of articles about the company these days. General Atomics reveals its plans to create Nuclear Next-Generation Reactor which will produce power at almost half lower cost (Nikolewsky, 2016). The information about the company opening a new office in India is also published in Flight Global (Stevenson, 2016). Besides, General Atomics is mentioned as an arresting gear producer to the Navy’s $12.9 billion aircraft carrier (Capaccio, 2016).
References
Arronlee33. (July 11, 2016). U.S. Marine Corps Test New Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lifsd9VKC0
Capaccio, A. (July 12, 2016). Navy’s $12.9 Billion Carrier Falls Further Behind Schedule. Bloomberg. Retrieved from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-12/u-s-navy-s-12-9-billion-carrier-falls-further-behind-schedule
DefenceExclusive. (2016, July 13). General Atomics Manufacturer of Predator Drones to Open Office in India. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1tR76TpyKU
Kolpack, D. (July 9, 2016). Cold Call: North Dakota Base Could be Home to Arctic Mission. The Washington Post. Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cold-call-north-dakota-base-could-be-home-to-arctic-mission/2016/07/09/8365eafe-45fa-11e6-a76d-3550dba926ac_story.html
Nikolewsky, Rob. (July 15, 2016). Focus: For General Atomics, Smaller Nuclear Plants are Beautiful. Retrieved from Google Finance: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/15/general-atomics-nuclear/
Stevenson, B. (July 18, 2016). General Atomics Positions Itself in Flourishing Indian UAV Market. Flight Global. Retrieved from Google Finance: www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/general-atomics-positions-itself-in-flourishing-indi-427560/
Top 10 Drones in the World. (July 13, 2016). Technology & Science. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXlWBGchMZQ
World of Green Screen. (July 13, 2016). General Atomics MQ 9 Reaper 3d Model Green Screen Animation s01r02. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULX4FKE3WI
