They can stay airborne for hours and are capable of carrying not only surveillance payloads but also weapons systems. Army have been used extensively in conflicts across the world for more than two decades.
Now, with the Air Force having gathered the information it needs on the. The Reaper and sister General Atomics drones tailored to the U.S. An MQ-9 Reaper prior to takeoff at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico., U.S. Air Force, which has been trying to move on from the drone in recent years to focus on next-generation unmanned aircraft. While many of the recent headlines around supplying weapons to Ukraine have focused on tanks and F-16 fighter jets, Blue contends that General Atomics' long-range, high-endurance drones that can supply intelligence and surveillance would have an immediate impact on the battlefield. General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper (Reaper MQ-9A): Powerplant: one 900shp Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop Length: 36ft (10.97m) Height: 12ft (3.66m) Wingspan: 69ft. The White House declined to comment to the Journal, and the Pentagon didn't respond to a request for comment from Politico, which also published a similar story. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. All that is required is approval from the U.S. The MQ-9 Reaper (originally the Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the British Royal Air Force. "Factoring in hardware and training that is essentially free, the offer is a remarkable deal with no strings attached. "From the outset of the Russian invasion, we began looking for options to respond to the requests of Ukrainian forces with our products, including the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle," said Blue. Blue released the statement after The Wall Street Journal reported the story Tuesday after reviewing a letter from Blue to Ukraine's lead defense official in Washington.
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