Where Is He Working?

The job that Rob started a couple days ago is as in-house legal counsel for General Atomics. And since what they have written on their website goes way over my head and I could never attempt to re-word it, here’s a quote on what they do:

General Atomics was conceived in 1955 at San Diego, California for the purpose of harnessing the power of nuclear technologies for the benefit of mankind. General Atomics’ basic research into fission and fusion has matured into competence in many technologies, making GA and its affiliated companies one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely operated surveillance aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

See what I mean? Way over my head, but totally cool. Our favorite part of what they do so far has been learning about the Predator drone they produce for the military. Here’s what Wikipedia says about it:

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which the United States Air Force describes as a MALE (medium-altitude, long-endurance) UAV system. It can serve in a reconnaissance role and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, and Yemen. In addition, since 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses the aircraft (unarmed) for border patrol within the U.S. It is a remote-controlled aircraft.

The MQ-1 Predator is a system, not just an aircraft. The fully operational system consists of four air vehicles (with sensors), a ground control station (GCS), and a Predator primary satellite link communication suite.

So in a way, Rob is working with the Department of Defense right? 😉 I guess next to being a JAG this is the closest he can come. You can thank him later for keeping our country safe.