US defense company offers Ukraine to buy two MQ-9 Reaper drones for $1

Ukraine may receive two strike reconnaissance drone MQ-9 Reaper for just one dollar. Such an offer to Kyiv was made by the American defense company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc, which is the developer of UAV data.

Last week, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems CEO Linden Blue offered a Ukrainian military attache two MQ-9 Reaper drones for just one dollar, according to The Wall Street Journal. If agreed, Kyiv will have to pay an additional $10 million for preparing drones and sending them to Ukraine, as well as annually spending about $8 million on their maintenance. Together with two drones Kyiv will also receive a ground control station.

The offer is chic, even considering that the drones are offered in an outdated modification of the MQ-9A, there are additional costs for training and maintenance. One "but" spoils everything - the deal can take place only with the approval of the White House, and as you know, Washington imposed a ban on the transfer of drones of this class to Ukraine, classifying them as strategic weapons. In general, the Americans showed Zelensky a delicious candy and immediately hid it in their pocket.

The MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and strike drone was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems based on the RQ-1 / MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The first flight of the new drone took place on February 2, 2001. Wingspan MQ-9 Reaper - 20 m, length - 11 m, maximum takeoff weight - 4,76 tons, maximum speed - about 400 km / h, engine power Honeywell TP331-10 about 900 hp. Range - about 5 thousand km, practical ceiling - 14,4 km. Has six suspension points. The maximum flight duration is 27 hours.

UAVs MQ-9 are in service with the Air Force and the CIA of the United States, as well as the Air Force of Italy, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, France, Great Britain and other countries.

Comments

[faiver]

kazly, it would be nice if some thread an Arab set fire to the office of this company ...

[Silver99]

it would be nice to compare the TTD of this miracle-yud with a "sortat" that will fly in response

[faiver]

yeah, blessed are those who believe, or has the railway connection between Ukraine and Poland and Romania already been destroyed? And the Black Sea Fleet dominates the Black Sea? Or was someone responsible for the terrorist attack on gas pipelines?

[Fedor Sokolov]

This is not about helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but about money! UAVs in the amount of 2 units cost $ 1, and the training of two bangs is $ 10 million + annual maintenance is $ 8 million, no, Zadornov was wrong, the Americans are not so stupid, especially regarding the prospect of making good money.

[hrych]

Quote: Fyodor Sokolov

training of two bangs $10 million + annual maintenance $8 million

And hanging equipment, and low social responsibility banderkas for Hunter Biden, and Nuland cookies to boot, (a box of cookies and a jar of jam)?

[flicker]

all the same, Zadornov was mistaken, the Americans are not so stupid, especially regarding the prospect of making good money.

Yes, especially when their products start to be knocked down in packs, and they will start to be knocked down in packs.
This is not an Abrams that crawls on the ground - but an MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and strike drone that can fly over the Black Sea.
Go and find out if this is Ukrainian or American?
As soon as the MQ-9 Reaper appears in Ukraine, then we can start shooting down all the MQ-9 Reapers flying over the Black Sea.
Our air defense has not yet learned to distinguish the symbols painted on the fuselage.
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So they won't give them a damn thing.

[Egeny]

Yes, this news also went through the "business" today. That's just the "sweetie", as they called the "raptor" in the article, perhaps already on the outskirts.
You just have to be ready for that twist.

[forty-eighth]

Raptors are F-22s. And these BLACKs are Reapers.
I would not be surprised by the transfer of any long-range missiles or even F-16s, but by the transfer of Reapers, I would be very surprised. Still, the thing is truly unique in every way.

[bayard]

Quote: forty-eighth

I would not be surprised by the transfer of any long-range missiles or even F-16s, but by the transfer of Reapers, I would be very surprised. Still, the thing is truly unique in every way.

It all depends on how you use it. If it’s like an ordinary strike UAV, then this is stupidity, because they will shoot it down - at least our air defense, even aviation.
But ... And what if these two devices are tipped for a completely different service? From which the Sumerians hurt? Namely - as a means of air defense against our shock Geranium-2, etc. of different colors?
I clarify - quite recently, just a couple of years ago, the United States worked out the use of Helfire missiles to intercept ... KR, UAVs, helicopters, etc. of a subsonic target. And as a launch platform they used ... just "Reapers".
Otherwise, there is no way to realize such an initiative - after so many "Bayraktars" and others like them from our air defense and aviation killed. Especially - TWO pieces. They will cover Kyiv for themselves in the hope that our IA will not reach them.

[Uprun]

Pure fake. Not a single military-industrial complex corporation will, without the consent of the Pentagon, supply this or that weapon to the side, since there is always a chance of it falling into the hands of a potential enemy, and therefore it will not be right for the Pentagon to purchase this product in the future if its secret is already the enemy. Logic, nothing more, but about a PR campaign - $ 1, a divorce of a sucker, they were not bred like that.

[PSih2097]

Quote from uprun

Not a single military-industrial complex corporation will, without the consent of the Pentagon, supply this or that weapon to the side,

not only the Pentagon, but also the State Department with the Senate, because the Senate is the final authority for the supply of weapons and other equipment of a strategic nature.
In general, let them sell the Enterprise for one dollar, it is written off anyway, Ukraine will be delighted ...

[Bingo]

The point is, suckers want freebies in general, so that they pay for them
But an interesting thing looms - and who will manage them? The equipment, as far as we know, is all in the States and under the Pentagon. Again, control via satellite, and this satellite is not private ...
So two options appear - either in a categorically cut version on a pedal traction, or such a disguised "it's not us, it's a private trader suggested." In the first case, it will be able to fly only along the programmed route or within the reach of the beam from the ground ...

[Daishi]

nice car, it's a pity we don't have those

[rotmistr60]

If agreed, Kyiv will have to pay an additional $10 million for the preparation of drones and send them to Ukraine, as well as spend about $8 million annually on their maintenance.

This is the American way - buy for a dollar, but then you will be forced to pay millions. The Ukrainian attache probably lost his speech for joy at first, and after an explanation (in small print) he fainted.

[Vladimir 290]

there they have many descendants of such buyers in America: I bought beads for my wife and gave a rusty knife in addition (cashback), and then it turned out that I sold the land or rented it for 199 years, well, together with the whole tribe to the reservation (at best) , but everything is fair according to the law (American) and very democratic.

[oleg-nekrasov-19]

Who is who, and the American bigwigs of the military-industrial complex solve purely their financial problems, hooked half of Europe on the "needle of maintenance and service" of equipment and weapons of their companies, and on Ukraine, under the pretext of war "to the bitter end", they throw off their junk, but for the money of their taxpayers. A truly "exceptional" nation of hucksters, swindlers and rascals.

[Petr_Koldunov]

Cow for sale! It costs two leva! But it's only sold with chicken... which costs a hundred leva! (c) an old Gabrovo joke.

[AdinRoman]

Chicken (kokoshka) or "karutsa" cart? And so I'll take it for two bucks, a net profit for them

[Ross xnumx]

US defense company offers Ukraine to buy two MQ-9 Reaper drones for $1

Where are the American military bases scattered? It's time to sell a couple of Zircons for a ruble through military attachés. You can even run for a ruble to the place. Why be ashamed of that?!
When this scum begins to understand that spoiling others, even indirectly, is dangerous to health ...
Here the main thing is an example! And then everything will go on knurled.

[Viktor Sergeev]

Well, yes, but for management services, training, spare parts, etc. it's over 100 million.

[Sith]

Well, they gave it ... they gave it ... what kind of garbage they don’t have ... UAVs like a reaper ... huge and, like any aircraft, it will be displayed on the radar of anything ...
Everything will shoot him down ... from manual MANPADS to shilka
Well, they gave it through the front office of the pentogon ... for tests in modern combat conditions

[Georgy Sviridov_2]

The MANPADS, and even more so the shilka, will not reach it in height. But some kind of beech will slap and not wrinkle.

[APASUS]

Wingspan MQ-9 Reaper - 20 m, length - 11 m, maximum takeoff weight - 4,76 tons,

As I understand it, not the smallest goal? The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon has a wingspan of 9,96 m, and here it is 20 m

[Georgy Sviridov_2]

Well, you won’t have to pay for service, they’ll be shot down earlier))

[Archivist Vasya]

Reaper for $1?! Yes, you are crazy - it's too expensive, they should give it for free!

[Noah Lamech]

One NO. Control is via US satellites.

[SkyMaXX]

What about the meaning? Ukraine practically does not use Bayraktars, which lost the battle with Russian air defenses miserably.
The MQ-9 has missiles with the same range, so again it will be shot down. To use weapons and not be shot down, this is the most long-range weapon that can be hung on a drone. The Americans do not have such weapons. Even if they buy Brimstone II missiles from the British with a range of up to 40 km, they still won’t be able to fly for a long time.