# MQ-9 Reaper at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `eae2e47b-18a4-4d22-9e6d-b7fa24eb462e`

U.S. Customs and Border Protection operates MQ-9 Reapers from NAS Corpus Christi for border surveillance. Also deployed from Grand Forks AFB, ND and Sierra Vista, AZ.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** mq-9-reaper-nas-corpus-christi-texas-usa
- **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:** [Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas](/locations/nas-corpus-christi-texas-usa.md) (id: `0a3b2422-6634-4ddd-a8f7-ed9402f2249f`)
- **First seen:** 2009-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

## 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas?

MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas?

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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 16, 2009 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas?

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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