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The MQ-9 is operated remotely by a team that includes a rated pilot who is tasked with flying the drone and an enlisted aircrew member who is responsible for operating the sensors and guiding weapons.
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper has crashed in Yemen. It may be the third $30 million drone shot down by the Houthis since November.
The MQ-9 Reaper drone is a remotely operated aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas that has also been adapted for other purposes inside America's borders.
Two U.S. officials tell Fox News an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has crashed near Yemen after Houthi rebels claimed to have shot one down.
U.S. officials have confirmed an MQ-9 has been shot down off the coast of Yemen. A US drone was shot down by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Nov. 8, 2023, the Iran-backed group’s military arm claimed ...
Several U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones have been orbiting over Gaza amid Israeli strikes and military activity there, U.S. officials and a source have told Reuters, and the flights are part of an effort ...
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, June 25, 2015. General Atomics, the MQ-9's manufacturer, has received a DoD contract for ...
Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the US AirForce Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk + the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and General Atomics MQ-1 Predator ...
Iran-backed Houthis militants shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone conducting surveillance off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, according to a senior defense official.
The drone, a demilitarized MQ-9 Predator B owned and operated by the agency with technical support from the Air Force’s Medium Altitude UAS Division and the Nevada Air National Guard, was ...
It’s unclear whether the Air Force will attempt to shutter MQ-9 production in FY22, but over the past year the service has ramped up its pursuit of a Reaper replacement.
The MQ-9 "Reaper" unmanned aerial vehicle can loiter at up to 50,000 feet for more than 27 hours, gathering intelligence with sophisticated cameras, sensors and radars.