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MQ-9 Reaper: US spy drone gets e-warfare pods to disappear off enemy radars
The United States Marine Corps has added an electronic warfare pod to its small fleet of MQ-9 Reaper drones ... fuel pods and ...
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down US Reaper drone
The incident is potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea ...
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The militants fired an RPG at a C-130. They didn’t expect the MQ-9 Reaper to respond
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 ...
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How Air Force Drone Pilots Train to Fly the $32 Million MQ-9 Reaper
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.
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A US Reaper drone made its first-ever landing in the dirt, breaking away from the 'leash' of traditional runways
Last week's mission marked the Reaper's second major achievement in as many months. In early May, Air Force soldiers completed the MQ-9's first-ever highway landing during a series of drills in ...
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down US Reaper drone
An MQ-9 Reaper flies a 2019 training mission over Nevada. Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down a Reaper drone over Yemen on Friday. (Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado/U.S. Air Force ...