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Developed by the United States, and operated by the U.S. and U.K., the MQ-9 Reaper is medium-to-high altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. It can be used both as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform as well as a "hunter-killer" for armed reconnaissance. The Royal Air Force tends to emphasize the former and the USAF the latter, but the same aircraft does both.

Primary Function: Unmanned hunter/killer weapon system, using GOLIS and laser-guided weapons
- Secondary function: intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Power Plant: Honeywell TPE331-10GD turboprop engine
Thrust: 900 shaft horsepower maximum
Wingspan: 66 feet (20.1 meters)
Length: 36 feet (11 meters)
Height: 12.5 feet (3.8 meters)
Weight: 4,900 pounds (2,223 kilograms) empty
Maximum takeoff weight: 10,500 pounds (4,760 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 4,000 pounds (602 gallons)
Payload: 3,750 pounds (1,701 kilograms)
Speed: cruise speed around 230 miles per hour, (200 knots)
Range: 3,682 miles (3,200 nautical miles)
Ceiling: up to 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
Armament:
- AGM-114 Hellfire missiles
- GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
- GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions
Crew (remote): Two (pilot and sensor operator)
Unit Cost: $53.5 million (includes four aircraft with sensors) (fiscal 2006 dollars)
Initial operating capability: October 2007

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-Developed by the United States, and operated by the U.S. and U.K., the '''MQ-9 Reaper''' is medium-to-high altitude, long endurance [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]. It can be used both as an [[intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] (ISR) platform as well as a "hunter-killer" for [[armed reconnaissance]]. The [[RAF]] tends to emphasize the former and the [[USAF]] the latter, but the same aircraft does both.
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+Developed by the United States, and operated by the U.S. and U.K., the '''MQ-9 Reaper''' is medium-to-high altitude, long endurance [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]. It can be used both as an [[intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] (ISR) platform as well as a "hunter-killer" for [[armed reconnaissance]]. The [[Royal Air Force]] tends to emphasize the former and the [[USAF]] the latter, but the same aircraft does both.
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