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The U.S. Air Force Looks to Operate the MQ-9 Reaper From Anywhere
Paved runways and dedicated facilities are a luxury that the United States Air Force knows it can't count on in wartime. The ...
MQ-Next: 5 Key Facts On The USAF MQ-9 Reaper Replacement
MQ-Next: The USAF’s stealthier, more autonomous Reaper replacement poised to redefine unmanned aerial combat's future.
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The militants fired an RPG at a C-130. They didn’t expect the MQ-9 Reaper to respond
The MQ-9 Reaper was initially in the area to conduct armed overwatch for the C-130’s airdrop to “severely undersupplied” forces at the undisclosed outpost. “Most of the time we’re just ...
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US Air Force tests MQ-9 operations from austere runways
While the multi-role General Atomics uncrewed aircraft typically requires a paved runway for take-off and landing, recent US ...
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How Air Force Drone Pilots Train to Fly the $32 Million MQ-9 Reaper
The US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. It is used primarily for intelligence collection and precision strikes against targets on the ground.
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3D printing advances US Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper training
D printing advances US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper training. How Creech Air Force Base’s AFETS team is shaping military innovation through AM.
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US drone crashes after encounter with Russian jet
Russia said the drone crashed after a "sharp manoeuvre", and denied that the two aircraft made direct contact. The Russian defence ministry also said the MQ-9 Reaper drone was flying with its ...