The US Air Force has finalised a delayed fiscal year 2013 order for 24 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles, in a deal with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to be worth a maximum of $377 million.
Placed by the USAF on 15 October, the order comprises 24 air vehicles worth $305 million – equating to an airframe unit cost of $12.7 million, plus spare parts and support equipment worth a further $72 million, the US Department of Defense says.
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All work under the FY2013 order should be completed by July 2016, the DoD adds in a contract notification.
In a related move, the USAF also has awarded Raytheon $50.1 million to produce 37 MTS-B sensor systems for its Reaper fleet during the current fiscal year. Awarded on 18 October, the deal covers activities at the company's McKinney, Texas site through September 2014.
Source: Flight International
