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General Atomics business developing electromagnetic, energy, satellite, missile-defense and advanced weapon systems for missions from undersea to space.
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 12, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations | Competing bidder | Development | Confirmed |
| Janus Program | Prime | Development | Confirmed |
Liquid-metal-cooled microreactor using uranium-zirconium hydride fuel, about 5 MWe baseline and scalable to about 20 MWe; advancing at Fort Hood, Texas under the Army Janus Program.
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microreactors | Developer | Development | — | General Atomics Tactical Energy System (GA-TES); Army Janus awardee (Fort Hood). | Reported |
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Supports Organization · description, Organization · website
“General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA‑EMS) delivers advanced technologies and integrated systems for missions from undersea to space.”
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership
“Type Privately Held”
U.S. Army · Aug 26, 2026 · Supports Organization, Organization technology, System · system technology:microreactors
“The five selected vendors and installations are as follows: - Antares Nuclear, Inc. – Fort Bragg, North Carolina - BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC – Fort Campbell, Kentucky - General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems – Fort Hood, Texas - Radiant Industries, Inc. – Fort Benning, Georgia - Westinghouse Government Services – Fort Drum, New York”
General Atomics · Aug 26, 2026 · Supports System
“is a liquid-metal-cooled microreactor with a baseline net output of approximately 5 megawatts electric (MWe) and an architecture scalable to approximately 20 MWe.”
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (via ACCESS Newswire) · Aug 26, 2026 · Supports Organization technology
“GA‑TES is a liquid-metal-cooled microreactor with a baseline net output of approximately 5 megawatts electric (MWe) and an architecture scalable to approximately 20 MWe.”
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