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unmanned-aerial-systems
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warontherocks.comworld61 days ago
Air Force Approves Requirements for New Medium-Altitude Drone to Replace MQ-9 Reaper
Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi signed out new requirements on Monday for an attritable unmanned aircraft to succeed the MQ-9 Reaper, which has been in service since 2007. The platform must use open architectures, support mass production and tolerate higher attrition rates than the c…
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Breaking Defenseworld61 days ago
Air Force Establishes Requirements for New Unmanned Aircraft to Succeed MQ-9 Reaper
Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi signed requirements on Monday for a new unmanned aircraft to replace the MQ-9A Reaper, which has been in service since 2007. The platform must feature open architectures, easy mass production and higher attrition tolerance to lower costs from…
The War Zoneworld63 days ago
MQ-9 Reaper Successfully Test-Fires Laser-Guided APKWS Rockets in Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground Roles
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted recent flight tests of an Air Force MQ-9A at the Nevada Test and Training Range, successfully employing APKWS in both its original air-to-ground role and against aerial targets. The trials responded to urgent demand for counter-unman…
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