Netherlands Starts Buying Weapons For MQ-9 Reaper Fleet

Tony Osborne May 25, 2023

MQ-9 Reaper

Credit: Royal Netherlands Air Force
The Netherlands has begun buying weapons to support the arming of its newly acquired MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed air systems (UAS). The Netherlands is planning to use 500-lb. GBU-12 and GBU-49 GPS laser-guided bombs along with Hellfire air-to-surface missiles with its planned fleet of eight MQ-9s. Four of...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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