The MQ-9B Sky Guardian drone is an upgraded model of the MQ-9 Reaper, of War on Terror fame.
NAVAIR announced the first flight of the unmanned aircraft with new electronic support and enhanced cross-domain comms. In a post on social media, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced the ...
Col. Ruben Amezaga, 8th Operations Group commander, passes a guidon to Lt. Col. Douglas Slater, 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, during the 431st ERS activation ceremony at ...
The U.S. Air Force introduced the MQ-9 Reaper drone in 2007 as a larger weapons platform than its predecessor, the MQ-1 Predator drone. The Reaper looks very much like the Predator, only larger and ...
GA-ASI and AeroVironment demonstrate first-ever air launch of Switchblade 600 from MQ-9A, advancing drone mothership concepts for smaller UAS. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and ...
Threats to medium-altitude drones like the MQ-9 Reaper are growing. These types of drones are suffering mounting losses in wars from Ukraine to Yemen. These ...
The MQ-9 Reaper has increasingly fallen behind newer drone variants—and grown more susceptible to anti-air efforts from the ground. The GA-ASI MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the first ...
The MQ-9 has been widely used for counterterrorism operations, close air support, and border surveillance missions. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely piloted aircraft ...
The exercise focused on maritime operations to reflect the growing need for MQ-9 capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, said the Air Force. The recent Exercise Reaper Smoke, held late in April at ...