Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Poland To Lease Reapers Ahead of Planned MQ-9B Buy
MQ-9A Reapers are being leased from General Atomics to fill a capability gap ahead of Poland’s planned acquisition of RPAs under the Zefir project.
The MQ-9A will provide Poland with a means of maintaining surveillance beyond its borders—including those with Belarus and the Russian Kaliningrad enclave—and Baltic coastal waters. (Photo: GA-ASI)
The MQ-9A will provide Poland with a means of maintaining surveillance beyond its borders—including those with Belarus and the Russian Kaliningrad enclave—and Baltic coastal waters. (Photo: GA-ASI)

Poland’s state treasury and armaments agency have signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to lease MQ-9A Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA). The deal comes as part of a major increased in defense spending by Poland, fueled primarily by the Ukraine war and the need to bolster defenses and intelligence-gathering capability along Poland’s eastern border.