General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (originally the Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force the United States Navy the CIA U.S. Customs and Border Protection the Royal Air Force and the Italian Air Force. The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles-Aircraft (RPV-RPA) by the U.S.

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is one of the deadliest remote controlled aircraft or UAV yet developed.1
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Made by General Atomics.

It is the successor of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator .

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed from the earlier MQ-1 Predator series.Its larger and has a longer range as well as carrying more weapons.5
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is truly the deadliest Radio-Control (RC) aircraft ever made.6
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More Users
Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Developed From
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
Developed Into
General Atomics Avenger
Predecessor
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
Category
2001 introductions
Airborne military robots
General Atomics aircraft
Signals intelligence
UAVs and drones of the United States
United States attack aircraft 2000-2009
United States military reconnaissance aircraft 2000-2009
War on Terror
Number Built
57
Manufacturer
General Atomics
Similar Aircraft
* IAI Eitan
Lists
* List of active United States military aircraft
Related
* MQ-1 Predator* MQ-1C Grey Eagle* General Atomics Avenger
First Flight
2
Primary user
United States Air Force
Unit Cost
1.05E7
US$10.5 million
National Origin
United States
See Also
* List of unmanned aerial vehicles* Drone attacks in Pakistan —usually attributed to either the MQ-1 or MQ-9* MASINT

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