The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs ...

MQ-9A was designated "Reaper" by the U.S. and Royal Air Force, but has become the widely used name for any Predator B equipped with weapons. Featuring unmatched operational flexibility, MQ-9A has an endurance of over 27 hours, speeds of 240 KTAS, can operate up to 50,000 feet, and has a 3,850 pound (1746 kilogram) payload capacity that includes ...

The U.S. Air Force proposed the MQ-9 Reaper system in response to the Department of Defense directive to support initiatives of overseas contingency operations. It is larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, and is designed to execute time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, and destroy or disable those targets.

The MQ-9 Reaper is the primary offensive strike unmanned aerial vehicle for the U.S. Air Force. Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and...

Sep 2, 2022 · GA-ASI received a $30.5m contract to upgrade the Italian Air Force’s (IAF) MQ-9A Predator B drones from Block 1 to Block 5 standard, in September 2021. The company was contracted to deliver MQ-9 systems to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), in July 2018.

The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset.

Perform multi-mission Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and “Hunter-Killer” missions over land or sea.

Jan 1, 2020 · Regardless of how you feel about the American government’s controversial drone assassination program, the MQ-9 Reaper was the machine that made this new theater of war possible. And judging by the countless unmanned combat aircraft programs under development, most based on the Reaper’s frame, this drone represents the future of air warfare.

- The MQ-9 RPA is a remotely-piloted, armed air vehicle that uses optical, infrared, and radar sensors to locnte, identify, target, and attack ground targets.

Mar 16, 2023 · The MQ-9 Reaper drone is a remotely operated aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas that has also been adapted for other purposes inside America's borders. The U.S. Air Force describes the...