MQ-9 Reaper

Medium-altitude long-endurance armed UAV. 27-hour endurance, 3,800 lb payload, Hellfire missiles and precision bombs. Primary US armed drone for ISR and strike missions.

Yes. MQ-9 Reaper is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

MQ-9 Reaper's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Endurance: 27 h; Max speed: 240 KTAS; Weight: 4763; Payload: 1723.65. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

MQ-9 Reaper is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, based in Poway, California, USA, founded in 1993.

12 verified deployments of MQ-9 Reaper are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Andersen AFB, Guam, Niger.

MQ-9 Reaper is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to MQ-9 Reaper include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

MQ-9 Reaper and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. MQ-9 Reaper has 12 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, MQ-9 Reaper ranks in roughly the top 6% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

MQ-9 Reaper is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

MQ-9 Reaper has been superseded by a newer generation. The historical record remains on the registry for reference. Successor: MQ-9 Reaper.

MQ-9 Reaper has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

The MQ-9 Reaper costs approximately $20-32 million per unit depending on configuration, with a fully equipped sensor package reaching up to $50 million. The MQ-9 has over 27 hours endurance, operates up to 50,000 feet, and carries a 3,850 pound (1,746 kg) payload including up to 8 Hellfire missiles.