General Atomics Aeronautical Systems becomes Nadcap program subscriber

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has become a subscribing member of the Nadcap accreditation program. Nadcap subscribers are aerospace prime contractors who have demonstrated design authority and control over supplier quality throughout their organization.

Nadcap is the aerospace industry-managed approach to conformity assessment that brings together technical experts from industry and government to set requirements for accreditation, accredit suppliers, and define operational program requirements in aerospace. It was created, and is managed, by aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide supply chain quality oversight and ensure regulatory compliance. It began in 1990 and is administered by the not-for-profit trade association Performance Review Institute (PRI). PRI accreditation programs focus on improving process and quality with collaboration among stakeholders in industries where safety and quality are shared goals.

GA-ASI manufactures unmanned aerial systems, building solutions for military, security, governance, and environmental operations. GA-ASI supports its customers with medium-altitude and small unmanned aircraft systems, and cutting-edge mission payload and exploitation technologies.

“At GA-ASI, our suppliers are key partners in our business,” said GA-ASI Vice President of Quality Assurance Kevin Canfield. “These partnerships support our on-time, cost-aware, and conforming hardware at all levels. We believe Nadcap provides a process for GA-ASI’s collaboration with industry leaders for the benefit of our supply chain.”