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Jan 24, 2024
Missile Defense News

MQ-9 Reapers Were Ready To Blow Up A Rocket Booster Off California

The Drive Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper drones were armed and ready, if they had been required, to sink a…

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May 4, 2023
Other News

Russian Missile Damaged MQ-9 Over Syria, US Reveals

Air and Space Forces Magazine: A Russian surface-to-air missile came close to striking an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria in November,…

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Mar 16, 2023
Air Defense News

MQ-9 Reaper Is Capable Of Defending Itself With Air-To-Air Missiles

The Drive: Today’s incident between a Russian Su-27 Flanker and a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper that saw the latter crash into…

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Mar 14, 2023
Threat News

Russian jets force down U.S. drone over Black Sea, military says

Washington Post A pair of Russian fighter jets intercepted and forced down an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea…

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Mar 14, 2019
Missile Defense News

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking to buy its first ever MQ-9 Reaper drones in the 2020 fiscal year, which…

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Mar 8, 2019
Missile Defense News

Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones based in Poland are now fully operational

Air Force Times: U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reapers have been flying unarmed reconnaissance missions from Poland since May, but it…

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Aug 24, 2018
Missile Defense News

MQ-9 missile defense efforts moving toward flight tests

Inside Defense: General Atomics will continue upgrading its MQ-9 Reaper to track and defeat ballistic missiles under a new, $134…

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Aug 22, 2018
Other News

General Dynamics contracted for advanced MQ-9 Reaper sensors

UPI: Aug. 21 (UPI) — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a $134 million contract to flight test advanced sensors…

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