General Atomics to develop new Reaper UAV software

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

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

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