{"id":14693229,"date":"2026-08-21T10:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/general-atomics-wildfire-reaper-successor-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:20:42","slug":"general-atomics-wildfire-reaper-nachfolger-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/general-atomics-wildfire-reaper-successor-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"General Atomics stellt Wildfire vor, den Nachfolger von Reaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>General Atomics hat eine neue Drohne entwickelt und ihr einen Namen gegeben, der wie ein Warnhinweis klingt: Wildfire. Sie wurde The War Zone und Aviation Week um den 20. August 2026 vorgestellt und ist der v\u00f6llig neue Entwurf des Unternehmens f\u00fcr die Nachfolge der MQ-9 Reaper, einem bew\u00e4hrten Drohnenmodell, das die USA in besorgniserregendem Tempo verlieren.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Zeitpunkt ist un\u00fcbersehbar. Washington sucht nach einer g\u00fcnstigeren, in Serie produzierbaren Kampfdrohne, gerade weil die Reaper-Flotte \u00fcber dem Iran und dem Jemen stark dezimiert wurde. Mit Wildfire positioniert sich General Atomics, bevor die Konkurrenz den Markt erobern kann.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222\">Kurzinfo<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Flugzeug<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Wildfire, ein v\u00f6llig neues Konzept f\u00fcr ein unbemanntes Flugzeug (keine Bilder ver\u00f6ffentlicht)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Hersteller<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Typ<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Mittelhohe, langstreckenf\u00e4hige Drohne (MALE), in der Klasse der MQ-9.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Rolle<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Aufkl\u00e4rungs- und Kampfeins\u00e4tze; konzipiert f\u00fcr den Masseneinkauf und zur Kompensation von Kampfverlusten<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Wettbewerb<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Pentagon\/DIU Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA), Ziel: unter $30M pro Einheit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Kontext<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Nach schweren Verlusten an MQ-9 Reaper-Kampfflugzeugen bei Operationen gegen den Iran<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Was wir tats\u00e4chlich wissen und was GA immer noch verheimlicht<\/h2>\r\n<p>Gleich vorweg: Optisch ist fast nichts zu sehen. General Atomics beschreibt Wildfire als ein System der n\u00e4chsten Generation f\u00fcr mittlere Flugh\u00f6hen und lange Flugdauer, vergleichbar mit der Reaper, weigert sich aber beharrlich, auch nur ein einziges Bild zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Obwohl im Vorfeld der Pr\u00e4sentation viel \u00fcber einen getarnten Nurfl\u00fcgler spekuliert wurde \u2013 die Grundform kommt bei GAs strahlgetriebener Avenger bereits zum Einsatz \u2013, hat niemand au\u00dferhalb des Unternehmens best\u00e4tigt, wie Wildfire aussieht. Betrachten Sie die Ger\u00fcchte \u00fcber Nurfl\u00fcgler daher als Erwartung, nicht als Tatsache.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=394036679  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/general-atomics-wildfire-reaper-successor-2026-img1.jpg\" alt=\"General Atomics Predator C Avenger Drohne auf dem Rollfeld in Palmdale\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Die von GA entwickelte, strahlgetriebene Predator C\/Avenger, deren Nurfl\u00fcgler-Genetik als Vorbild f\u00fcr die Wildfire dienen soll, dient hier als Beispiel. (Foto: US Navy, gemeinfrei).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Was GA bisher geboten hat, ist ein ambitioniertes Unterfangen, das an Prahlerei grenzt: die Rede ist von einer sehr gro\u00dfen \u00dcberf\u00fchrungsreichweite, Platz f\u00fcr Anti-Schiffs-Raketen und halbautonomen Schw\u00e4rmen von bis zu 100 Flugzeugen. Solchen Superlativen sollte man mit Vorsicht begegnen, denn nichts davon fliegt bisher, und es gibt keine Zeichnungen, anhand derer man die Behauptungen \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen k\u00f6nnte.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cDas Ding ist ein Biest.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>C. Mark Brinkley<\/strong> \u2014 Sprecher, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Das Vehikel f\u00fcr all das ist das neue Programm \u201eMassed Modular Aircraft\u201c des Pentagons, das von der Defense Innovation Unit geleitet wird. Die Ausschreibung startete am 7. Juli mit einem klaren Ziel: eine modulare Drohne mit gro\u00dfer Reichweite, die weniger als 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar pro St\u00fcck kostet \u2013 so g\u00fcnstig, dass der Einsatz in umk\u00e4mpftem Luftraum und der damit verbundene Verlust einiger Drohnen eher geplant als bef\u00fcrchtet ist. Wildfire ist der Beitrag von GA, obwohl sich das Unternehmen gegen die Bezeichnung \u201eReaper-Nachfolger\u201c wehrt und betont, dass die Flugzeugzelle in keiner Weise von dem Programm abh\u00e4ngig ist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/om6BxfTP0PM\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin-top:-8px\">Kontext zum Entwicklungsstand der unbemannten Produktlinie von General Atomics vor dem Wildfire-Programm.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Grund f\u00fcr all dies ist der nat\u00fcrliche Verschlei\u00df. Berichten zufolge, die sich auf US-Beamte berufen, belaufen sich die Verluste der Reaper-Flotte seit Beginn der Operationen gegen den Iran am 28. Februar 2026 unter dem Namen \u201eOperation Epic Fury\u201c auf rund 45 Maschinen, etwa ein Viertel der gesamten Flotte. TWZ merkt an, diese Zahl nicht unabh\u00e4ngig verifizieren zu k\u00f6nnen. Die Produktion der MQ-9 ist eingestellt, daher k\u00f6nnen diese Jets nicht einfach nachbestellt werden. Wir haben die Verluste und die Frage der Ersatzlieferung bereits behandelt; die Wildfire ist die erste konkrete L\u00f6sung. Die US-Luftwaffe gibt an, die Programmlieferanten bis Ende 2026 auszuw\u00e4hlen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2090502379338895729&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Also: ein echtes Programm, echte Verluste, ein echter Name. Alles andere \u2013 die Form, die Spezifikationen, der Preis \u2013 \u00fcberl\u00e4sst General Atomics weiterhin Ihrer Fantasie. Im Moment ist Wildfire ein sehr selbstbewusstes Versprechen ohne jegliches Bild.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px;margin-top:28px\">Quellen: The War Zone, Aviation Week, SOFX \/ Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/america-lost-quarter-mq-9-reaper-fleet-iran-war-2026\/\">Amerika hat gerade ein Viertel seiner Sensenm\u00e4nner verloren<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/usaf-mq-9-reaper-replacement-affordable-mass-drone-2026\/\">Dem Tod ist der Himmel ausgegangen. Was kommt als N\u00e4chstes?<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Atomics has a new drone, and it picked a name that reads like a warning label: Wildfire. Revealed to The War Zone and Aviation Week around 20 August 2026, it is the company&#8217;s clean-sheet pitch for whatever comes after the MQ-9 Reaper, a workhorse the US has been losing at an uncomfortable clip. 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