The U.S. Air Force introduced the MQ-9 Reaper drone in 2007 as a larger weapons platform than its predecessor, the MQ-1 Predator drone.

The new drones are part of the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program supported by General Atomics, which is working on the YFQ-42A, and Anduril, which is developing the YFQ-44A.

The age of the piloted fighter aircraft may not be over but the US Air Force has shown that it may be time to start collecting the coats, as it has designated two prototype combat drones as ...

Bob Purtiman, chief of public affairs for the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, said that the airspace remained restricted for approximately four hours from late ...

Drone activity near U.S. military sites has also been seen overseas. In November, British air bases used by the U.S. Air Force reported drone incursions.

The 88th Air Base Wing headquarters is located in Building 10 on Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on May 17, 2022. Drone activity caused officials to close airspace over one of the ...

The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said that there had been more sightings of drones flying near bases used by U.S. forces in the United Kingdom, adding it had not yet identified them as hostile.