The MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) model will be under the operation of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), stationed at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence is currently examining a variant of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian to replace the Merlin HM2 Airborne ...

Obtaining the MTC has been a goal of GA-ASI since the inception of the MQ-9B in January 2014. The company took its proven UAS platform, the MQ-9A, and added performance enhancing features while ...

Obtaining the MTC has been a goal of GA-ASI since the inception of the MQ-9B in January 2014. The company took its proven UAS platform, the MQ-9A, and added performance ... a ...

On April 22, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) drone to the United States Marine Corps (USMC), further cementing the drone ...

The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft - also designated the MQ-9B - certifying that it ...

The Royal Air Force (RAF) will be scaling up the use of its new remotely piloted air system capability over the coming months ...