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Air Force Fields Modified General Atomics Reaper UAV; Frank Pace Comments

Air Force Fields Modified General Atomics Reaper UAV; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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ReaperThe U.S. Air Force has fielded a General Atomics-built unmanned Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range remotely piloted aircraft in support of the service’s Quick Reaction Capability requirement for the company.

General Atomics said Tuesday the modified Reaper includes two wing-mounted fuel tanks, an alcohol/water injection system, a four-bladed propeller and a trailing arm landing gear system.

Frank Pace, president of aircraft systems at General Atomics’ aeronautical systems segment, said the company built the field-retrofittable Reaper ER modification package to bolster the drone’s range and endurance.

He also noted the company has met the Air Force’s QRC requirement, in which the service tasked GA-ASI to have 38 Reaper ER aircraft operational 18 months after the contract award.

The modified Reaper is a finalist in the system category of Aviation Week’s 2015 Program Excellence Awards, General Atomics added.

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