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MQ-9 Reaper
Also known as: Reaper · Predator B · Hunter Killer
Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
MALE strike-recon UCAV operated by USAF and partners. Carries up to four Hellfire and two GBU-12/38 weapons; SeaGuardian variant for maritime missions.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
strike
In service since
2007
Weight
4760 kg
Payload
1700 kg
Range
1850 km
Endurance
1680 min
Speed
482 km/h
Control
satcom
EW resistance
high
Autonomy
operator-on-loop
Unit cost (USD)
$30,000,000 – $32,000,000
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE USE CASES
Strike on IRGC-QF Maj-Gen Soleimani 3 Jan 2020 (Baghdad airport); shot down over Black Sea by Russian Su-27 14 Mar 2023; downed multiple times over Yemen by Houthis 2023-2024.
RECENT EVENTS
strike2026-10-08Houthis reportedly shot down a Turkish Bayraktar drone in Yemen airspace🇾🇪deployment2026-10-08USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after deployment citing numerous Iranian one-way drone shootdowns🇺🇸strike2026-10-02Report notes MQ-9 Reaper-linked Hellfire strikes on Iranian submarines during Operation Epic Fury🇮🇷doctrine-change2026-10-02US Air Force advances Massed Modular Aircraft program to develop MQ-9A Reaper successor🇺🇸strike2026-09-17IRGC claims it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper over Qeshm Island, southern Iran🇮🇷doctrine-change2026-09-16USAF CCA program update: plans to buy 500 CCAs by 2032; General Atomics discusses FQ-42 Vengeance and Wildfirestrike2026-09-16Post claims Iran shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Strait of Hormuz🇷🇺strike2026-09-16Report notes Houthis launched missiles and drones toward Saudi territory amid escalation
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Data confidence: 95 / 100. Catalog is in active development.