The delivery is a part of a newly signed lease agreement between GA-ASI and the Polish Ministry of Defence and has a net value of $70.6 million.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will deliver MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft to Poland. The delivery is a part of a newly signed lease agreement between GA-ASI and the Polish Ministry of Defence. The lease agreement for the MQ-9A has a net value of $70.6 million. MQ-9A Reaper has endurance of over 27 hours, with a speed of 240 KTAS and can operate up to 50,000 feet. The drone has a 3,850-pound (1,746-kilogram) payload capacity that includes 3,000 pounds (1,361 kilograms) of external stores.
It provides a long-endurance, persistent surveillance capability with Full-Motion Video and Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target Indicator/Maritime Radar. An extremely reliable aircraft, MQ-9A Block 5 is equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and triple redundant avionics system architecture. It is engineered to meet and exceed manned aircraft reliability standards.
“GA-ASI’s support for Poland and the NATO alliance is steadfast as they confront the ongoing war in the region,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. “We look forward to delivering our proven MQ-9A platform system to Poland to enhance the nation’s ability to conduct persistent airborne ISR and support its Defense Forces,” he further added.
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MQ-9A Reapers are operated by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. GA-ASI’s newer MQ-9B drone variant has been acquired by the UK and Belgium. The MQ-9B maritime surveillance configuration (SeaGuardian) recently began operations in support of the Japan Coast Guard.
