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MQ-9 Reaper

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a subsidiary of General Atomics, manufactures the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.

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Manufacturer
General Atomics
Form factor
aerial
Lifecycle
active

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Overview

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a subsidiary of General Atomics, manufactures the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The Reaper is a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the US Air Force and multiple allied military forces for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions. It has a 20-meter wingspan, achieves up to 27 hours of endurance, and can carry up to 1,700 kg of external stores including laser-guided munitions and multi-spectral sensor pods.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for MQ-9 Reaper.

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

Sources (1)

  1. GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian product page · https://www.ga-asi.com/remotely-piloted-aircraft/mq-9b

Common questions

What is MQ-9 Reaper?
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a subsidiary of General Atomics, manufactures the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The Reaper is a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the US Air Force and multiple allied military forces for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions. It has a 20-meter wingspan, achieves up to 27 hours of endurance, and can carry up to 1,700 kg of external stores including laser-guided munitions and multi-spectral sensor pods.
Who makes MQ-9 Reaper?
MQ-9 Reaper is made by General Atomics, based in San Diego, CA, USA, founded in 1955.
Where is MQ-9 Reaper deployed?
No verified deployments of MQ-9 Reaper are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is MQ-9 Reaper safe?
MQ-9 Reaper 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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Recent coverage

MQ-9 Reaper in third-party press

MQ-9 Next: the U.S. Air Force defines new requirements to replace the Reaper - Meta-Defense

Jun 5, 2026

Air Force MQ-9 downs aerial targets with cheap air-to-air missiles - Defense One

May 11, 2026

The Iran war took a toll on the Air Force’s Reaper fleet - Task & Purpose

Apr 13, 2026