INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
provided an MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Systems to the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
The brand-new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be run by Marine Operational Test and
Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), a USMC operational test squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.The brand-new MQ-9A UAS
will be used by the USMC to carry out functional tests and evaluations, in addition to develop Marine Aviation techniques, methods, and
treatments through experimentation as the Marines totally carry out MQ-9A as a critical part of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)
The Marine Corps is developing out its ISR abilities with this brand-new aircraft, stated GA-ASI President David R
We are excited to see what VMX-1 does in terms of operational test in preparation for pushing brand-new capabilities into the field.The
MQ-9A ER is created with field-retrofittable capabilities, such as wing-borne fuel pods and reinforced landing equipment, that extend the
airplanes endurance to more than 30 hours while additional increasing its functional flexibility
It provides long-endurance, persistent surveillance abilities, with Full-Motion Video and Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target
Indicator/Maritime Mode Radar
An exceptionally trusted airplane, MQ-9A ER is equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and a triple-redundant avionics system
It is engineered to meet and surpass manned aircraft reliability standards.To date, GA-ASI has actually provided 18 MQ-9A UAS to USMC
The USMC awaits shipment of two additional airplane by the end of this year.Source: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
