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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 147th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform postflight checks on an MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to the 147th Attack Wing, Texas Air National Guard, at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, during exercise Northern Viking 26, Aug. 21, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Air Force moves to accelerate effort to replace MQ-9 Reaper after combat losses in Iran war

“We want to bring this thing forward because of the fact that, although we have plenty of MQ-9As today, we are going through them at a rate…
5 days ago By Mikayla Easley
A U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One takes off for unmanned aerial system tactics training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Marine Corps to receive new smart sensor system for MQ-9 Reaper drones

A bundled release of Sky Tower II electronic warfare payloads and a smart sensor system is slated for the last quarter of 2025, a Marine Corps official…
Apr 29, 2025 By Jon Harper
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