The Netherlands Ministry of Defence buys General Atomics MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper drones through US Foreign Military Sales for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, where 306 Squadron operates them. The US approved the first sale of four aircraft and four ground control stations in 2015, and those four aircraft were delivered in 2022. In August 2023 the Netherlands doubled its order to eight aircraft, and in October 2024 the US notified a further sale of up to four MQ-9A Block 5 aircraft with Hellfire launchers and maritime radars, estimated at USD 611 million. The fleet is being upgraded with maritime radar, electronic support measures, extended-range fuel tanks and weapons.