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MQ-9 Reaper at Indian Springs

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


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General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper deployed with US Air Force, Marine Corps, and 10+ allied nations. Global ISR and strike operations from Creech AFB, NV and forward bases.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-07
Model
MQ-9 Reaper
Company
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Location
Indian Springs
Status
operational
ID
9efe6337-6fcd-447b-bd0d-8b8f1d02088f

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.ga-asi.com/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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What is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Indian Springs?
MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Indian Springs on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.
Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at Indian Springs?
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.
Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Indian Springs?
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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