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 ...

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.

Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday. (Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado/Air Force) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Another U.S. MQ-9 ...

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 ...