General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

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Wednesday, Feb 20 2013 by

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (formerly called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the CIA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Royal Air Force, and the Italian Air Force. The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the U.S. Air Force to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper from Creech AFB (StreetView)
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper from Creech AFB

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator-B) (Birds Eye)
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator-B)
Predator (MQ-9 Reaper) refueling (Birds Eye)
Predator (MQ-9 Reaper) refueling

Three MQ-1 Predator B (Reaper) UAVs (Google Maps)
Three MQ-1 Predator B (Reaper) UAVs

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