In doing so, one Air Force officer with over a decade of experience in operations said that the aircraft, an MQ-9 Reaper drone from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, proved it’s not just a relic of ...

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 at ...

The MQ-9 Reaper is a versatile, advanced UAV developed for the USAF, offering enhanced combat, surveillance, coordination, and reconnaissance capabilities. Equipped with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles ...

The Air Force is investigating how an unmanned aerial vehicle rolled off a runway while taxiing Monday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, according to the 18th Wing. An MQ-9 Reaper deployed to the ...

The U.S. Air Force has made the decision to retire the MQ-9 Reaper, with plans to phase out the UAV platform by 2035. The Reaper has been an integral part of surveillance and forward strike ...

The Air Force thought it had the perfect plan: Take its older Reaper drones, which it’s been trying to get rid of for years, and send them to Ukraine, a country begging for long-range weaponry.

One of the most reliable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operated by the U.S. military is the MQ-9 Reaper. Reapers are fast, reaching speeds of 230 mph, and they share many similarities with the ...

The UK Ministry of Defence have signed a contract with General Atomics to support and sustain the RAF's MQ-9B fleet.

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft from the 163rd Attack Wing lands for the first time at March Air Reserve Base, California. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter ...

A US Air Force (USAF) exercise for operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper has featured a Chinese air base. The Reaper Smoke competition, hosted at Hurlburt Field ...