General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

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combat drone military aircraft remotely piloted aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is a U.S.-designed, remotely piloted combat drone primarily used for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
MQ-9 Reaper	27
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper canonical	1
General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian	1
MQ-9 Reaper (RAF)	1
MQ-9 Reaper (associate)	1
MQ-9 Reaper (during certain periods)	1
MQ-9B SkyGuardian	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T319825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Context triple: [Operation Shader, usesAircraft, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]

A. MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
B. Boeing X-45
The Boeing X-45 is an experimental unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed for the U.S. military to demonstrate autonomous strike and reconnaissance capabilities.
C. Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine, tandem-seat attack helicopter renowned for its advanced targeting systems, heavy armament, and extensive use by the U.S. Army and allied forces.
D. F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
E. Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Target entity description: The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is a U.S.-designed, remotely piloted combat drone primarily used for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.

A. MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
B. Boeing X-45
The Boeing X-45 is an experimental unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed for the U.S. military to demonstrate autonomous strike and reconnaissance capabilities.
C. Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine, tandem-seat attack helicopter renowned for its advanced targeting systems, heavy armament, and extensive use by the U.S. Army and allied forces.
D. F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
E. Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combat drone ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ remotely piloted aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ
armament	AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles ⓘ linked to: AGM-114 Hellfire GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs ⓘ linked to: Paveway series guided bombs GBU-38 JDAM bombs ⓘ linked to: Mk 82 bomb
conflictUsedIn	Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) military intervention against ISIL ⓘ
controlSystem	line-of-sight data link ⓘ satellite data link ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crew	0 on board ⓘ remote pilot and sensor operator ⓘ
cruiseSpeed	about 310 km/h ⓘ
developedFrom	General Atomics MQ-1 Predator ⓘ linked to: MQ-1 Predator
endurance	over 24 hours ⓘ
engineModel	Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop ⓘ
engineType	turboprop ⓘ
firstFlight	2001 ⓘ
hardpoints	7 ⓘ
height	3.8 m ⓘ
introduced	2007 ⓘ
length	11 m ⓘ
manufacturer	General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ⓘ linked to: General Atomics
maximumSpeed	about 480 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	4760 kg ⓘ
operatorType	military ⓘ
payloadCapacity	1700 kg ⓘ
powerplant	1 × Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop ⓘ
primaryMission	armed reconnaissance ⓘ long-endurance ISR ⓘ
range	over 1800 km ⓘ
role	close air support ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ precision strike ⓘ targeted killing ⓘ
sensor	AN/AAS-52 multispectral targeting system ⓘ synthetic aperture radar ⓘ
serviceCeiling	15000 m ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
usedBy	Belgian Air Component ⓘ linked to: Belgian Air Force French Air and Space Force ⓘ linked to: French Air Force German Air Force ⓘ Italian Air Force ⓘ linked to: Aeronautica Militare Polish Air Force ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Moroccan Air Force ⓘ Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ Spanish Air and Space Force ⓘ linked to: Spanish Air Force United States Air Force ⓘ United States Customs and Border Protection ⓘ linked to: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
wingspan	20 m ⓘ

How these facts were elicited