{"id":5312,"date":"2026-09-17T11:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5312"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:10:16","slug":"what-is-mq-9-reaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-mq-9-reaper\/","title":{"rendered":"MQ-9 Reaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>MQ-9 Reaper Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Qeshm Island in southern Iran using an advanced air defence system recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About MQ-9 Reaper<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MQ-9 Reaper (Reaper MQ-9A) is an <\/span><b>armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by the <\/span><b>American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a United States-based aerospace and defence company), primarily <\/span><b>for the United States Air Force (USAF).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>upgraded version of the MQ-1 Predator <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and was first deployed in Afghanistan in October 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used for strategic and operational <\/span><b>reconnaissance, battlefield surveillance,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can <\/span><b>directly engage targets.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>MQ-9 Reaper <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a wingspan of 66 feet (20 meters) and <\/span><b>endurance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>more than 27 hours.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>fault-tolerant flight control system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and triple redundant avionics system architecture\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a <\/span><b>turboprop engine, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">integrated with Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC), which significantly improves engine performance and fuel efficiency, particularly at low altitudes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It cruises at roughly 322 to 370 kilometers per hour and can fly at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,240 meters), giving it reach across wide areas of operation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u00a0 can be armed with <\/span><b>air-to-ground <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hellfire-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hellfire missiles<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as <\/span><b>laser-guided bombs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is remotely operated by a two-person team consisting of a pilot and an aircrew member who operates sensors and guides weapons.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/international\/mq-9-hunt-continues-irgc-claims-52nd-u-s-reaper-destroyed-over-qeshm-island\/videoshow\/134282746.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 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