# MQ-9 Reaper at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `7299e239-b730-4422-afbe-1f4e39e17055`

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.

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

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** mq-9-reaper-united-states
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [MQ-9 Reaper](/models/mq-9-reaper.md) (id: `a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b`)
- **Company:** [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics.md) (id: `33d9f53e-a5ca-4263-bb2c-2d1650575da3`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2007-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **General Atomics - Wikipedia** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics · 2007-05-01

## 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.


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