Delivery Order FA868920D2020-FA868922F2401

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was awarded a $77.4 million fixed-price incentive delivery order on May 23, 2022, for MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System production under Fiscal Year 2022, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025. This award supports the MQ-9 Reaper Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP), an Acquisition Category IC program managed under the Major Capability Acquisition pathway by the Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center. The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions, and this production order encompasses aircraft platforms, ground control stations, mission systems, sensors, and associated support infrastructure. The award utilizes no set-aside designation and will be performed at GA-ASI's primary facility in Poway, California.

The contract engages a robust supply chain of specialized subcontractors supporting aircraft production and integration. Key subcontractors include Honeywell International (power converter units and embedded GPS/inertial navigation systems), L3Harris Technologies and its subsidiary L3Harris Aviation Products (flight data recorders and bomb rack units), Ducommun Labarge Technologies (extensive cable assemblies and electrical interconnects), Parker Hannifin Corporation divisions (fuel pumps, wheels, brakes, and fluid systems), Transdigm Inc.'s Aero Fluid Products (valves and fluid control devices), Aircraft Wheel and Brake LLC (wheel and brake assemblies), GKN Westland Aerospace (fuel bladders), and specialized component suppliers including Hydro-Aire Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, MTI Motion, Kratos S1 Inc., and smaller firms such as ECS Composites and Freeberg Industrial Fabrication. This subcontractor network reflects the complex, integrated manufacturing requirements inherent to modern unmanned aircraft system production.