The Air Force will receive 30 MQ-9 Reaper UAS by May of 2019, courtesy of a nearly $400 million contract with General Atomics. Once delivered to the Air Force, the unmanned aircraft systems will have a variety of duties to perform.




Known as an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft, the MQ-9 Reapers will include several unique features. They have a flight time of more than 24 hours, will have operational heights reaching 50,000 feet and will also be able to fly at more than 276 mph. The Reapers will also have almost 4,000 pounds’ worth of payload capacity.




The Reaper will be used for the collection of intelligence, as well as against dynamic targets.

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