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Air Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

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Air Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request

MQ-9B (GA-ASI)

The Air Force is conducting a study that will inform how the service will continue its critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as it begins to phase out production of its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems, acquisition chief Will Roper said March 10. The service plans to reduce the General Atomics Aerospace Systems Inc.-developed MQ-9 Reaper combat lines from 70 to 60 by eliminating 10 contractor-operated lines while maintaining all MQ-9 aircraft in the fiscal year 2021 budget plan.…

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