Gambit Series
In Development
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Overview
A family of uncrewed combat aircraft built on one common core chassis, which is where the FQ-42A's speed came from: Gambit 1 for long-endurance ISR, Gambit 2 for air-to-air, Gambit 3 as an advanced trainer and target, Gambit 4 for stealthy long-endurance reconnaissance, Gambit 5 as a carrier-capable CATOBAR design, and Gambit 6, revealed in November 2025, adding air-to-ground strike. GA-ASI is marketing the family to international CCA customers and used Gambit 5 as the basis for the Navy carrier CCA design study awarded in October 2025.
Design family in development and marketing; Gambit 5 underpins the US Navy carrier-based CCA design effort.