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The MQ-9 is a larger, heavier, more capable aircraft than the earlier General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and can be controlled by the same ground systems. The Reaper has a 950- shaft-horsepower (712 kW) turboprop engine (compared to the Predator's 115 hp (86 kW) piston engine).
1 MQ-9 Reaper shot down 1,367–1,758 total killed, 1,251–1,609 militants killed ( New America ) [ 31 ] or 846–1,159 militants killed ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ) [ 32 ] 116–149 civilians killed ( New America ) [ 31 ] or 174–225 civilians killed ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ) [ 32 ]
Below is a description of the MQ-9 drone based on information from the Air Force and its maker, General Atomics. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle can loiter at altitudes of ...
Role currently filled by the Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. Tier II+: High altitude, long endurance conventional UAV (or HALE UAV). Altitude: 60,000 to 65,000 feet (19,800 m), less than 300 knots (560 km/h) airspeed, 3,000-nautical-mile (6,000 km) radius, 24‑hour time-on-station capability. Complementary to the Tier III- aircraft.
Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. The ...
Iran's Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America's armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the ...
Unlike the previous MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) drones, the Avenger is powered by a turbofan engine, and its design includes stealth features such as internal weapons storage and an S-shaped exhaust for reduced infrared and radar signatures. [3] Its first flight occurred on 4 April 2009. [4] [5]
The 26th Weapons Squadron is the first unmanned aircraft systems weapons squadron, and specializes in training and producing MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. Missions for the 26th Weapons Squadron are flown from Nellis Air Force Base , as opposed to Creech Air Force Base , where most UAS operations are currently underway.