The MQ-9 Reaper has increasingly fallen behind newer drone variants—and grown more susceptible to anti-air efforts from the ground. The GA-ASI MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the first ...

The MQ-9 Reaper UAV has played an important role in the U.S. Air Force for nearly two decades. Manufacturer General Atomics ...

The MQ-9 has been widely used for counterterrorism operations, close air support, and border surveillance missions. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely piloted aircraft ...

Holloman AFB is home to the 49th Wing, the Air Force’s largest F-16 and MQ-9 FTU (Formal Training Unit). Held for three weeks beginning Mar. 13, 2025, the unique exercise has been increasingly ...

The Italian Air Force released the first photos of the new MQ-9A Block 5 delivered last year, shortly after the announcement of a possible Foreign Military Sale to double the RPA fleet. The Italian ...

An MQ-9 Reaper aircraft is seen in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, United States, on Aug. 7, 2024. (Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pagan/U.S. Air National Guard via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States ...

The Department of War said Tuesday the International Remotely Piloted Aircraft IDIQ Solution, or IRIS, is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that ...

A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone recently landed at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base for training and an exercise called “Advanced Wrath.” Trainees are hoping to get the drone ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking to expand the battlefield capabilities of its primary uncrewed combat aircraft, recently demonstrating the ability to operate from remote and austere bases. During ...

The U.S. Coast Guard will use about $266 million of the funds it received in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to procure the service’s own MQ-9 Alpha long-range unmanned aerial systems. (Senior Airman ...