The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has announced its selection of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper to meet requirements under Project Air 7003 Phase 1 for an armed medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In a DoD statement on 16 November, Australian Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne said the Reaper "best meets the capability requirements for Australia's first armed remotely piloted aircraft system". The DoD said it will now approach the US government to request pricing and availability on Reaper variants in support of future decision making on the acquisition.
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机译：澳大利亚国防部（DoD）宣布已选择通用原子航空系统公司（GA-ASI）MQ-9收割机，以符合Project Air 7003第一阶段对无人武装中空长寿（MALE）的要求飞机（UAV）。澳大利亚国防部长克里斯托弗·佩恩在11月16日的国防部声明中说，收割者“最能满足澳大利亚首架武装远程驾驶飞机系统的能力要求”。国防部表示，现在将与美国政府联系，要求对“收割者”变种进行定价和供货，以支持对收购的未来决策。
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