Who makes MQ-9 Reaper?

MQ-9 Reaper is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, based in San Diego, California, USA, founded in 1993.

Where is MQ-9 Reaper deployed?

1 verified deployment of MQ-9 Reaper is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Creech Air Force Base.

What is MQ-9 Reaper's maturity stage?

MQ-9 Reaper is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Robot model

MQ-9 Reaper

Name: MQ-9 Reaper
Brand: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

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 is an aerial robot built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. · Documented in 1 deployment in Creech Air Force Base.

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Form factor: aerial
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b

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Recent deployments (1)

MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force BaseCreech Air Force Base

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is MQ-9 Reaper?: 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.
Who makes MQ-9 Reaper?: MQ-9 Reaper is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, based in San Diego, California, USA, founded in 1993.
Where is MQ-9 Reaper deployed?: 1 verified deployment of MQ-9 Reaper is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Creech Air Force Base.
What is MQ-9 Reaper's maturity stage?: MQ-9 Reaper is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Unreviewed

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

1: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: primary-government-record; Government record

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.