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Navy/USMC

Last Planned Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Drone Delivered

Friday, June 6th, 2025

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Last Planned Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Drone Delivered

The Marine Corps received its final MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Gray Butte flight operations facility in California in June 2025. (Photo: GA-ASI)

The Marine Corps received its last planned General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) this month, the Navy said June 5. This finishes a three-year acquisition campaign to field 18 MQ-9As so far, with two more on the way, the Navy said. “This program has been a model of how to do things right. We leveraged a strong relationship with industry and the Air Force to move quickly, stay on schedule, and deliver…

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