The rebels also successfully downed an MQ-9 with a surface-to-air missile in June 2019. Reaper drones can be well-armed with ...

The Reaper was the backbone of American air power during Afghanistan and Iraq, but the MQ-9 would struggle ... will soon be firing deck-launched Hellfire missiles as part of the Surface Warfare ...

Three AGM-114 Hellfire missiles attached to the MQ-9 Reaper Aircraft assigned to the 163d Attack Wing (ATKW) on the hot cargo pad at March Air Reserve Base in California, Dec. 10, 2023.

The JAGM is to replace the Hellfire on all the platforms that fire the older missile. The new missile is also expected to be used on unmanned vehicles, like the MQ-9 Reaper drone. During the ...