The average cost of a MQ-9 drone is about $30 million. The Reaper — which first began operating in 2007 — costs about $3,500 per flight hour, according to its maker, General Atomics. 3 ...

The MQ-9 Reaper drone is a remotely operated aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas that has also been adapted for other purposes inside America's borders.

Furthermore, the service is finding ways to use MQ-9 reaper drones for longer lasting surveillance of China and Russia. In February of 2022, the UAVs were deployed to Romania, where they flew ...

American defense contractor General Atomics announced the launch of the Precision Exportable Launched Effect (PELE) drone ...

T he MQ-9 Reaper has increasingly fallen behind newer drone variants—and grown more susceptible to anti-air efforts from the ground.. T he GA-ASI MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the ...

An MQ-9 Reaper drone was lost after two Russian fighter jets intercepted it, and one crashed into the UAV's propeller. Here's what to know.

Another American drone — an MQ-9 Reaper — has reportedly gone down in Yemen amid continued Houthi attacks, based on photographic evidence presented Wednesday.

A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper has crashed in Yemen. It may be the third $30 million drone shot down by the Houthis since November.

An MQ-9 Reaper drone with Customs and Border Protection awaits the next mission over the U.S.-Mexico border in November 2022 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images) ...

This handout photo courtesy of the US Air Force obtained on November 7, 2020 shows an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range on January ...