General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate ground control by humans.
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The satellite antenna and sensors of an NOAA-NASA flight demonstrator, 2005
An MQ-9 taxiing in Afghanistan, 2007
The first MQ-9 arriving at Creech AFB, March 2007
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide.
Grey Butte Field, outside El Mirage, California, is used by General Atomics as an operational testing facility for their Predator drones.
The Predator UAV