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MQ-9A Fleet Upgrade (Sensors and Capabilities) | Contract Details | Drone Consult

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MQ-9A Fleet Upgrade (Sensors and Capabilities)

Awarded1 Mar 2024

ValueEUR 175.0M

BuyerRoyal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) · NL

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The published contract value is EUR 175.0M.
The buyer is Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) (NL).
It is categorised as Payload sensor, with mission focus isr.
The record is compiled from research reporting, not an official registry filing.

The 'MQ-9A Fleet Upgrade (Sensors and Capabilities)' contract, valued at 175 million EUR, funds enhancements to the MQ-9A Reaper drone fleet, focusing on sensor modernization using Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) standards. It upgrades the Multi-Spectral Targeting System – Intelligent Electronics Unit (MTS-iEU) with enhanced computing for automated threat detection in video, multi-sensor integration, machine learning support, and rapid future hardware/software updates via commercial off-the-shelf components, improving long-endurance surveillance and ISR missions.

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Buyer

Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF)

agency · Breda

Vendor

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

company · Poway

Original Source

thedefensepost.com↗

https://thedefensepost.com/2024/03/29/netherlands-reaper-upgrade/

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Data quality

70/100Medium

Composite of source reliability, field completeness and cross-references.

Source: thedefensepost.comResearch reporting
Completeness: 7/7 core fields
Corroboration: 9 sources
Updated: 2026-08-01