General Atomics Books $14.1B USAF Contract for MQ-9 Support

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business unit has received a U.S. Air Force contract with a ceiling value of $14.1 billion to support the development, procurement, sustainment and retrofit of the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system.

International Remotely Piloted Aircraft IDIQ Solution Contract Scope

The Department of War said Tuesday the International Remotely Piloted Aircraft IDIQ Solution, or IRIS, is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that involves foreign military sales to India and potential future international customers.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will perform work in Poway, California, through the end of December 2031 under the sole-source IRIS contract.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is obligating $108.3 million in FMS funds for the initial delivery order.

MQ-9 Reaper

MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with sensors, a synthetic aperture radar, Predator Primary Satellite Link, ground control station and spare equipment. The system is primarily used as an intelligence-collection asset.

The drone can perform strike, coordination and reconnaissance against high-value and time-sensitive targets using its wide-range sensors, precision weapons and multimode communications suite. Reapers can also support combat search and rescue, target development, route clearance, irregular warfare operations and terminal air guidance missions.

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