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General Atomics to develop new Reaper UAV software

By Michael Peck

Jan 28, 2016

Airmen from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron prepare a MQ-9 Reaper with an extended range modification for a sortie at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2015. The ER modification allows for 20 to 40 percent additional flight time dependent on the aircraft's load out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

General Atomics has been awarded a $34 million contract to develop software for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) MQ-9 Reapers.

Under the contract, General Atomics will develop AFSOC MQ-9 medium altitude long endurance tactical lead-off hitter (MALET LOH) software, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work will be performed in California, New Mexico and Florida. Completion is scheduled for February 2018.

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