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Spain buys four Reaper UAVs

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INDIAN SPRINGS, NV – NOVEMBER 17: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Pentagon has plans to expand combat air patrols flights by remotely piloted aircraft by as much as 50 percent over the next few years to meet an increased need for surveillance, reconnaissance and lethal airstrikes in more areas around the world. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Spain is buying MQ-9 Reapers.

Reaper manufacturer General Atomics announced that Spain’s Ministry of Defense is buying one complete MQ-9 system. The system includes four aircraft equipped with MTS-B electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, Block 20A Lynx radar, two Block 30 ground control stations, and satellite communications and line-of-sight data transmission. The contract is under a Foreign Military Sales agreement.

General Atomics “is proud to partner with the Spanish armed forces to offer our operationally proven Predator B RPA to fulfill Spain’s emerging multi-mission requirements,” company CEO Linden Blue said. “We also look forward to working with teammate SENER, a leading engineering company, and developing collaborative partnerships with other Spanish companies to help ensure the long-term success of the program.”

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.