Wildfire
Overview
A clean-sheet medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft GA-ASI unveiled in August 2026 as its answer to whatever comes after the MQ-9 Reaper. No images or detailed specifications have been released. Spokesman C. Mark Brinkley said Wildfire meets every item on the Pentagon's Massed Modular Aircraft wish list and can be delivered years earlier than the current schedule, while also saying the design is not dependent on that program. After Iran combat losses reached about 45 Reapers, the Air Force on September 3-4, 2026 directed an acceleration of MMA, targeting a unit cost near $10 million and potentially pulling the fiscal 2031 goal of 20 mission-ready successor aircraft forward by about two years.
Design unveiled August 20, 2026. MMA vendor selection targeted by the end of 2026. No flight article announced.