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An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan Sept. 31. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained at deployed locations, while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators at ...
The Italian Air Force has contracted CAE for the provision of Block 5 Predator Mission Trainer Plus intended for MQ-9A Reaper drone.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo Thursday directing the Pentagon to take measures to “unleash” American drone ...
The MQ-9 Reaper has increasingly fallen behind newer drone variants—and grown more susceptible to anti-air efforts from the ground.
From high-altitude surveillance to controlled burns, drones are transforming California’s wildfire response in 2025.
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon Drone Surge
The U.S. Defense Department has announced sweeping changes to its military drone procurement and deployment practices.
The exercise focused on maritime operations to reflect the growing need for MQ-9 capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, said the Air Force. The recent Exercise Reaper Smoke, held late in April ...
According to Coherent Market Insights (CMI), the global military drone market size is expected to grow 2.1X, from USD 24.37 ...
Boeing has flown a first-ever demonstration of an in-air pilot commanding multiple drone fighter jets.
U.S. European Command has released dramatic declassified video taken by the MQ-9 Reaper drone that shows the moment that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with it.