Marine Corps buy of MQ-9s on pause during CR

By Audrey Decker / February 9, 2022 at 5:02 PM
The Marine Corps is trying to buy "several" MQ-9 Reapers, but the process is on hold due to the continuing resolution, according to a service official. If fiscal year 2022 operates entirely under a continuing resolution, it will hinder the Marine Corps’ ability to get after new technologies, such as the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, said Brig. Gen. Matt Mowery, the assistant deputy commandant for aviation. “We've determined that that is a platform that we could use as we...

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