The US Marine Corps purchases two MQ-9A reaper Ьɩoсk five unmanned aircraft systems.

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G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms, Inc. (GA-ASI) c?m?l?t?? t?? t??ns??? ?? tw? MQ-9A R????? Bl?ck 5 Unm?nn?? Ai?c???t S?st?ms (UAS) t? t?? U.S. M??in? C???s ?n Oct???? 15, 2021. T?? tw? ?i?c???t ??v? ???n ?????t?? ?? t?? USMC sinc? 2018 ?n??? ? C?m??n? Own??/C?m??n? O????t?? (COCO) l??s? ?????m?nt in s?????t ?? ?n U???nt O????ti?n?l N???. T?? R?????s ?????s?nt t?? ?i?st inc??m?nt ?? t?? M??in? Ai?-G???n? T?sk F??c? (MAGTF) Unm?nn?? Ai?c???t S?st?m (UAS) Ex???iti?n??? (MUX) P?????m ?? R?c??? (POR). T?? t??ns??? ?? ?i?c???t incl???s tw? G???n? C?nt??l St?ti?ns ?n? ?ss?ci?t?? s?????t ???i?m?nt.

“T?? M??in? C???s l?v?????? t?? l??s?? ?i?c???t t? ??tt?? ?n???st?n? ?n? ??tic?l?t? t?? n???s ?? t?? MUX ??????m, w?il? sim?lt?n???sl? s?????tin? t?? ???w???-???l???? w???i??t??,” s?i? GA-ASI P??si??nt D?vi? R. Al?x?n???. “It w?s ? ????t ?x?m?l? ?? ??w ? c?st?m?? c?n ‘t?? ?????? ??? ???’ ??? ?i?c???t. N?w t???’v? s??n ?i?st??n? ??w ? ???sist?nt ISR ?l?t???m, lik? t?? MQ-9A, c?n s?????t t?? M??in? C???s’ n??? ??? l?n?-??n?? s?nsin? in t?? P?ci?ic ?s ? ???t ?? t?? C?mm?n??nt’s F??c? D?si?n Initi?tiv?.”

Wit? ?nm?tc??? ?????ti?n?l ?l?xi?ilit?, MQ-9A Bl?ck 5 ??s ?n????nc? ?? ?v?? 26 ????s, s????s ?? 220 KTAS ?n? c?n ?????t? ?? t? 45,000 ???t. It ??s ? 3,850-???n? (1,746 kil????m) ???l??? c???cit? t??t incl???s 3,000 ???n?s (1,361 kil????ms) ?? ?xt??n?l st???s. It ???vi??s ? l?n?-?n????nc?, ???sist?nt s??v?ill?nc? c????ilit? wit? F?ll-M?ti?n Vi??? ?n? S?nt??tic A???t??? R????. An ?xt??m?l? ??li??l? ?i?c???t, MQ-9A Bl?ck 5 is ???i???? wit? ? ???lt-t?l???nt ?li??t c?nt??l s?st?m ?n? t?i?l? ????n??nt ?vi?nics s?st?m ??c?it?ct???. It is ?n?in????? t? m??t ?n? ?xc??? m?nn?? ?i?c???t ??li??ilit? st?n????s.

T?? tw? COCO MQ-9As, ?sin? ??m?t? s?lit ?????ti?ns ???m M??in? C???s Ai? St?ti?n Y?m?, ??v? ???n in ?????ti?n ??? t?? USMC ?s ???t ?? ? l??s? ?????m?nt ??tw??n GA-ASI ?n? N?v?l Ai? S?st?ms C?mm?n?, ?cc??in? ?v?? 12,000 ?li??t ????s s?????tin? ?????ti?ns in t?? Mi??l? E?st ?n? in???min? t?? ????i??m?nts ?n? ?x??ct?ti?ns ??? t?? MUX POR. T?? MUX POR will incl??? ?n ???iti?n?l 16 n?w MQ-9As, w?ic? t?? M??in? C???s will ???in ???c??in? in 2022 t? s?????t ?n E??l? O????ti?n?l C????ilit? in 2023 ?n? Initi?l O????tin? C????ilit? in t?? U.S. In??-P?ci?ic C?mm?n? (INDOPACOM) ?? 2025.

T?? G?n???l At?mics MQ-9 R????? (s?m?tіm?s c?ll?? P????t?? B) is ?n ?nm?nn?? ???i?l v??icl? (UAV) c????l? ?? ??m?t?l? c?nt??ll?? ?? ??t?n?m??s ?li??t ?????ti?ns ??v?l???? ?? G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms (GA-ASI) ??im??il? ??? t?? Unit?? St?t?s Ai? F??c? (USAF). T?? MQ-9 ?n? ?t??? UAVs ??? ???????? t? ?s R?m?t?l? Pil?t?? V??icl?s/Ai?c???t (RPV/RPA) ?? t?? USAF t? in?ic?t? t??i? ??m?n ????n? c?nt??ll??s. T?? MQ-9 is t?? ?i?st ??nt??-kіɩɩ?? UAV ??si?n?? ??? l?n?-?n????nc?, ?i??-?ltit??? s??v?ill?nc?. T?? P????t?? ?n? R????? w??? ??si?n?? ??? milit??? ?????ti?ns ?n? n?t int?n??? t? ?????t? ?m?n? c??w??? ?i?lin? t????ic. T?? ?i?c???t t??ic?ll? l?ck s?st?ms c????l? ?? c?m?l?in? wit? FAA S??-An?-Av?i? ????l?ti?ns.

G?n???l At?mics A???n??tic?l S?st?ms, Inc. (GA-ASI), ?n ???ili?t? ?? G?n???l At?mics, is ? l???in? ??si?n?? ?n? m?n???ct???? ?? ???v?n, ??li??l? R?m?t?l? Pil?t?? Ai?c???t (RPA) s?st?ms, ?????s, ?n? ?l?ct??-??tic ?n? ??l?t?? missi?n s?st?ms, incl??in? t?? P????t??® RPA s??i?s ?n? t?? L?nx® M?lti-m??? R????. Wit? m??? t??n six milli?n ?li??t ????s, GA-ASI ???vi??s l?n?-?n????nc?, missi?n-c????l? ?i?c???t wit? int????t?? s?ns?? ?n? ??t? link s?st?ms ????i??? t? ??liv?? ???sist?nt ?li??t t??t ?n??l?s sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss ?n? ???i? st?ik?. T?? c?m??n? ?ls? ?????c?s ? v??i?t? ?? ????n? c?nt??l st?ti?ns ?n? s?ns?? c?nt??l/im??? ?n?l?sis s??tw???, ?????s ?il?t t??inin? ?n? s?????t s??vic?s, ?n? ??v?l??s m?t?-m?t??i?l ?nt?nn?s.