General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) All-Weather Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV)

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General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) All-Weather Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper maintains a role of hunter-killer for the United States Air Force.

The MQ-9 "Reaper" ("M" = multirole; "Q" = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; "9" = series designation) offers the United States Air Force a high-level, remotely-piloted weapons platform capable of instant action and precise engagement. Appearing

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outwardly similar to the earlier Predator series of UAV's, the Reaper is in fact a dimensionally larger offshoot featuring more power and a broadened munitions-delivery capability. The MQ-1 "Predator" (Predator A) is also a "first generation" Predator UAV, beginning life as an unarmed reconnaissance platform under the RQ-1 designation and only being armed later in its tenure (as the MQ-1). The MQ-9 "Reaper" (Predator B) became the next logical evolution in the series, from the outset conceived of as an armed reconnaissance platform with better performance capabilities within a larger airframe. The MQ-9 Reaper was introduced for service in 2007 and was set to play a major role in the United States effort on the "War on Terror" concerning Afghanistan and Iraq.

One of the more defining physical characteristics of the MQ-9 versus the MQ-1 is the outward-cranked upturned tail fins these are downturned on the MQ-1.

The MQ-9 system is fully-portable and can b reak down in sections for airlifting in a Lockheed C-130 transport or similar aircraft. The basic design of the pilot-less aircraft allows for take-off and landings to occur on nearly any runaway surface.

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