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MQ-9 Reaper at United States

Medium-altitude long-endurance armed UAV. 27-hour endurance, 3,800 lb payload, Hellfire missiles and precision bombs. Primary US armed drone for ISR and strike missions.

MQ-9 Reaper by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

Track MQ-9 Reaper at United States

Machine-readable surfaces

U.S. Air Force operates a large fleet of MQ-9 Reaper drones. In September 2020, a .4 billion contract was announced for delivery of up to 36 aircraft per year.

Safety record

No incidents on record for MQ-9 Reaper at United States.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-07-09
Model
MQ-9 Reaper
Company
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Location
United States
Status
operational
First seen
2007-05-01
ID
7299e239-b730-4422-afbe-1f4e39e17055

Sources (1)

  1. General Atomics - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics · 2007-05-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at United States?
MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.
Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at United States?
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 United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2007 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at United States?
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.
Is MQ-9 Reaper at United States safe?
MQ-9 Reaper at United States has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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