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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
deployment2026-07-20Anduril unveils Thunder autonomous hybrid-electric tiltrotor combat drone concept at Farnborough Airshow🇬🇧exercise2026-07-20USAF conducts ACE exercise at Creech AFB with YFQ-44 Fury and YFQ-42 Dark Merlin CCAs🇺🇸strike2026-07-20Post claims Iran struck US MQ-9 Reaper drones and related infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain on July 19–20🇷🇺strike2026-07-19Reports claim Iran shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper over Ahvaz🇮🇷deployment2026-07-16Rybar digest mentions increased US reconnaissance drone deployments to monitor China🇷🇺strike2026-07-14Post claims Iranian drones struck US-linked bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, damaging MQ-9 Reapers🇷🇺strike2026-07-09Post claims Iranian air defenses shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper UAV🇮🇷doctrine-change2026-07-08Pentagon explores expendable long-range UAV concept to complement or replace MQ-9 Reaper🇺🇸
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Data confidence: 95 / 100. Catalog is in active development.