{"id":159627,"date":"2024-12-19T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/countries-acquiring-mq-9b-skyguardian-drones\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:00:15","slug":"the-countries-acquiring-mq-9b-skyguardian-drones-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=159627","title":{"rendered":"The Countries Acquiring MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (including the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian) is one of         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2023861\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/mq-9-reaper-uav-facts-list\/\" >the most famous US military ISR and combat drones<\/a><\/span>. The Reaper was developed from the earlier MQ-1 Predator and is related to the Army&#8217;s Gray Eagle. The Reaper is a very capable             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"15058\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/drones\/\"  >drone<\/a><\/span>, but has         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2035572\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-us-mq-9-reaper-drones-shot-down-over-yemen\/\" >proven vulnerable as many have been downed by the Houthi rebels in northern Yemen<\/a><\/span> (it is likely most countries purchasing it, plan to use it for long-range patrol missions in air space that is not contested). Today, an increasing number of countries around the world are ordering the Reaper and these orders serve to highlight that vulnerable does not necessarily mean obsolete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many countries and government agencies are ordering General Dynamics MQ-9 Reaper drones that provide excellent patrol capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,4160,567,423,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-drones","category-guides","category-united-states","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.8 - 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