The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.

The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.

The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.

The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.

The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.

The United Kingdom is acquiring a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under its Second Operating Location Alternate Reaper (SOLAR) requirement.

The UK has ordered a further Reaper UAV under its SOLAR requirement, bringing the fleet back up to 10. (Crown Copyright)

Announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 March, the USD12.9 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract covers a single Block 1 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV, a Lynx synthetic aperture radar (SAR), embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and “UK specific modifications”. The Reaper is slated for delivery to the UK by 1 July.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) already fields nine Reaper UAVs (an early aircraft was decommissioned in 2019). An unknown number of this fleet are currently flying operations over the Middle East, while those not being used are held in storage at RAF Waddington in the UK.