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Research edition · 2026-11-01

Fixed-wing symbol

MQ-9 Reaper

A reusable US turboprop aircraft for persistent reconnaissance and strike missions. NAVAIR’s Marine Corps Block V and the manufacturer’s baseline and Extended Range claims describe different configurations.[1]

Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.

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20 m11 mTop view

Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]

11 m · Side view · schematic
Top-view bounding dimensions share one metre scale. Internal contours and side profiles are schematic; height is not inferred. Ranges show their largest outline and retain their labels.

The numbers, with their sources

Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Published flight range

Unknown in reviewed sources

Take-off mass

4763 kg[1]USMC MQ-9A Block V · NAVAIR · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Official report; not an independent test

Payload

1746 kg[2]MQ-9A · GA-ASI baseline · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Manufacturer claim

Body length

11 m[1]USMC MQ-9A Block V · NAVAIR · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Official report; not an independent test

Wingspan

20 m[1]USMC MQ-9A Block V · NAVAIR · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Official report; not an independent test

Endurance

≤ 27 h[1]USMC MQ-9A Block V · NAVAIR · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Published upper limit> 27 h[2]MQ-9A · GA-ASI baseline · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Published lower limit34 h[2]MQ-9A Extended Range · GA-ASI · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Manufacturer claim

Family & configurations

MQ-9 Reaper

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

Unknown in reviewed sources

Source notebook

  1. NAVAIR · MQ-9A Reaper: USMC Block V fact sheet

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test

  2. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9A Reaper: baseline and Extended Range

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim

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