MQ-9 Reaper Drones

US Air Force Scrambles to Replace Lost MQ-9 Reaper Drones After Heavy Combat Attrition in Middle East Operations

The U.S. Air Force is moving to acquire a small number of unused MQ-9 Reaper drones from manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. as it grapples with significant combat losses of the aircraft during sustained operations against Iran and Iranian-backed...
MQ-9 Reaper drones

MQ-9 Reaper Emerges Backbone of US Surveillance Indo-Pacific, Deterrent Shield and Strategic Stress Test Against China

The United States is spreading a dense web of MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific in what amounts to one of the most consequential surveillance expansions in the region in recent years. The move reflects a high-stakes bet: that persistent,...