# MQ-9 Reaper: robot model

Canonical ID: `a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b`

- **Slug:** mq-9-reaper
- **Form factor:** aerial
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Deployments

- [mq-9-usaf-middle-east](/deployments/mq-9-usaf-middle-east.md) at Creech Air Force Base (id: `442ae432-db2d-4188-8690-d9ad0d920580`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.ga-asi.com/remotely-piloted-aircraft/mq-9a
2. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104439/mq-9-reaper/

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