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Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill

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Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force (USAF) photo in 2023 of Air Force Col. Robert Rayner, 435th Contingency Response Group commander, Air Force Maj. Philip West, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa MQ-9A Reaper subject matter expert, and Polish Air Force Col. Marcin Szubiński, 12th UAV Air Base commander, discussing "future interoperability and integration of the MQ-9A Reaper Satellite Launch and Recovery Package (SLR-P), according to USAF. The three were on hand for an SLR-P proof-of-concept test in Mirosławiec, Poland on Aug. 30, 2023, according to USAF.

Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 MQ-9s more by the start of fiscal 2029--possibly all MQ-9Bs since the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. MQ-9A line closed last year. That fielding of at least 45 additional MQ-9s is in the Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) version of its fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill. Such production would meet…

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