U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Manufacturer: General Atomics
Function: Remotely Piloted Hunter/Killer
Service Date: 2007
Speed: 230 mph
Crew: Two
Production: 319 (planned)
Inventory: 35
Commentary: Officially combat-operational in Afghanistan since September 2007, the MQ-9 Reaper is larger than the MQ-1, has eight times the range, and flies twice as high. An unarmed variant is deployed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for customs and border surveillance.