The MQ-9B Sky Guardian drone is an upgraded model of the MQ-9 Reaper, of War on Terror fame.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last December after losing its propeller midflight, likely due to the failure of a ring necessary to secure the prop in place. (SrA Raya Feltner ...

The MQ-9 has a modular belly full of sensors and weapons. Datalinks and satellite relays connect the fuselage to an operator located thousands of miles away, who uses the MQ-9’s suite of ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The U.S. military is planning to deploy the MQ-9 Reaper drone to an air base in South Korea for its first long-term rotation in the country, according to news reports ...

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 ...

A U.S. Air Force unit based in South Korea said Tuesday it is currently investigating the cause of the recent crash of its MQ-9 Reaper drone off the country's west coast. On Monday, the U.S. Air Force ...