From the outside, the MQ-9 Reaper looks a lot like a MQ-1 Predator, but it's much larger and capable of carrying more ordnance. The Reaper's wingspan is 66 feet, its length is 36 feet, and it ...

The MQ-9 Reaper’s Specifications. Capable of conducting both surveillance and strike operations, the Reaper’s payload can be adjusted based upon the needs of the day’s mission.

The average cost of a MQ-9 drone is about $30 million. The Reaper — which first began operating in 2007 — costs about $3,500 per flight hour, according to its maker, General Atomics. 3 ...

Military uses MQ-9 drones in combat scenarios, but federal authorities sometimes turn to them for aerial surveillance.

The MQ-9 Reaper Drones program office is almost done with initial fleet upgrades to reduce the threat that usually happens when there is command and control jamming. This enables extra resilience ...

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft piloted by Airmen from the 556 Test and Evaluation Squadron flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range and performs live-fire exercises with Air-to ...

The MQ-9 Reaper redefined aerial military operations, and its planned successor, codenamed MQ-Next is an even more impressive platform.

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit of the 432nd Wing, sits on the flightline armed with two GBU-39s at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Mar. 12, 2025.

An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper lands at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base Mar. 3. The MQ-9 arrived for Advanced Wrath, a two-week exercise supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S ...

From the outside, the MQ-9 Reaper looks a lot like a MQ-1 Predator, but it's much larger and capable of carrying more ordnance. The Reaper's wingspan is 66 feet, its length is 36 feet, and it ...