MQ-9 Reaper: 10 things about deadly predator drone
India is acquiring 31 MQ-9 drones from the US at an estimated cost of approximate USD 3 billion
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MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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MQ-9 Reaper is employed against dynamic execution targets and an intelligence collection asset
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MQ-9 Reaper has an endurance of over 27 hours and speeds of 240 KTAS
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MQ-9 Reaper can operate up to 50,000 feet
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MQ-9 Reaper can be equipped with up to 8 laser-guided missiles like Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire
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MQ-9 Reaper is about 36 feet long and 12 feet high
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MQ-9 Reaper has a range of about 1,400 nautical miles
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MQ-9 Reaper can carry 1,746 kg of fuel
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MQ-9 Reaper can be transported on large platforms like C130 Hercules.
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The baseline system of MQ-9 Reaper carries the Multi-Spectral Targeting System
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