General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper - Specifications

Specifications

Data from USAF Fact Sheet, Globalsecurity.org

General characteristics

  • Crew: 0 onboard, 2 in ground station
  • Length: 36 ft 1 in (11 m)
  • Wingspan: 65 ft 7 in (20 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.6 m)
  • Empty weight: 4,901 lb (2,223 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 10,494 lb (4,760 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg)
  • Payload: 3,800 lb (1,700 kg)
    • Internal: 800 lb (360 kg)
    • External: 3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop, 900 hp (671 kW) with Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 555 mph; 893 km/h (482 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 360 mph; 580 km/h (313 kn)
  • Range: 999 nmi; 1,150 mi (1,850 km)
  • Endurance: 14 hours fully loaded
  • Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
  • Operational altitude: 25,000 ft (7.5 km)

Armament

  • 7 hardpoints
  • Up to 1,500 lb (680 kg) on the two inboard weapons stations
  • Up to 750 lb (340 kg) on the two middle stations
  • Up to 150 lb (68 kg) on the outboard stations
  • Center station not used
  • Up to 14 AGM-114 Hellfire air to ground missiles can be carried or four Hellfire missiles and two 500 lb (230 kg) GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs. The 500 lb (230 kg) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) can also be carried. Testing is underway to support the operation of the AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missile.

Avionics

  • AN/APY-8 Lynx II radar
  • Raytheon SeaVue Marine Search Radar, on the Guardian variants
  • AN/DAS-1 MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System

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