# MQ-9 Reaper at 71st Air Base, Romania: deployment

Canonical ID: `d86a82e0-bb86-404f-9890-95b10241b4a5`

MQ-9 Reapers deployed by USAF to Romanian 71st Air Base, 731st Expeditionary Attack Squadron. Operational flights began February 1, 2021.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** mq-9-reaper-71st-air-base-romania
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [MQ-9 Reaper](/models/mq-9-reaper.md) (id: `a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics.md) (id: `33d9f53e-a5ca-4263-bb2c-2d1650575da3`)
- **Location:** [71st Air Base, Romania](/locations/71st-air-base-romania.md) (id: `7b040fcf-043f-4195-a362-52a971fdd298`)
- **First seen:** 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper

## Common questions

### What is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at 71st Air Base, Romania?

MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at 71st Air Base, Romania on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at 71st Air Base, Romania?

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the manufacturer of MQ-9 Reaper, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at 71st Air Base, Romania go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at 71st Air Base, Romania?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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