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This $122,908,121.34 contract funds France's procurement of the **3rd and 4th MQ-9 Reaper systems** through the US Foreign Military Sales program, each system comprising three **Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs** (totaling six aircraft), plus associated ground control stations, sensors, precision-guided munitions (GBU-12 Paveway bombs and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles), and electronic intelligence (ELINT) pods for **medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and strike missions**, building on prior batches to expand France's fleet from 12 to 18 Reapers.
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