Swarm Aero’s Missile-Carrying ‘Gamera’ Drone Joins Race to Replace MQ-9 Reaper

A new contender to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper has taken shape, with Swarm Aero pitching a low-cost autonomous aircraft designed to carry bomber-class missiles on long-range strike missions.

Called Gamera, the modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a 72-foot (22-meter) wingspan and a claimed unrefueled range of 9,000 nautical miles (10,357 miles/16,668 kilometers).

Its payload capacity exceeds 2,800 pounds (1,270 kilograms), allowing it to carry heavyweight weapons such as the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER).

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