Linden Blue

Linden Blue is an American aviation executive who co-owns General Atomics, the defense contractor behind the Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drone families used by the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and CIA. He also serves as managing director of Spectrum Aeronautical, an aircraft manufacturer.

As co-owner of General Atomics, Blue sits at the top of one of the most consequential unmanned systems programs in modern warfare — the Predator lineage that established the template for armed drone operations across multiple theaters.