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 ...
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.
The aircraft’s pilot was located some 1,100 ... paved runway with co-located launch and recovery aircrews,” said one MQ-9 pilot and Reaper Castillo mission commander. “If we can free ...
the U.S. Air Force began launching its MQ-9 Reaper drones from the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya Air Base here on Nov. 21. The unmanned aircraft will be used for surveillance and ...