AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Turboprop | ||
| Application | Attack, Surveillance | ||
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UAV with turboprop pusher. Also known as Predator B. Includes Altair, Avenger, Mariner, Reaper, SkyGuardian, Sea Guardian, Mojave and MQ-9B RPA variants.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| General Atomics MQ-9A-25 | / 2022 | Multi-Domain Operations ready variant with integreation of Open Mission Systems and new sensors to expand reconnaissance capabilities | |
| General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | 1998 / 2001 | Long endurance UAV, used to be called Predator B until renaming in 2006. | |
| General Atomics MQ-9B SeaGuardian | 2018 / 2018 | Maritime patrol variant. | |
| General Atomics MQ-9B Protector | 2018 / 2018 | Armed variant of SkyGuardian. | |
| General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian | 2018 / 2018 | Weaponised variant, used to be called Certifiable Predator B. | |
| General Atomics Mojave | 2021 / 2021 | Upgraded variant with STOL capability. |
View full news archive for the General Atomics MQ-9.
| Management | Professional Services (1) |
| Design | Design (1) |
| Materials | Composites (3) |
| Components | Active Electronic Components (1) Sensors, Transducers & Detectors (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Landing Assemblies (1) Weapons Systems (4) |
| Avionics | Communications (Airborne) (3) Flight and Data Management (1) Imaging and Visual Systems (3) |
| Power Systems | Engines (2) Fuel Systems (1) Rotors & Propellers (1) |
| Production | Technical Consultants (1) |
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