From the earliest days of the War on Terror, the U.S. has had one weapon that none of its enemies -- and few of its allies -- possessed: drones. Specifically, MQ-1 Predator drones built by privately ...
It could take as long as five years before video feeds from Predator and Reaper drones are fully encrypted and U.S. forces are able to keep enemy forces from intercepting the information, reports ...
Amentum secured the RPA IDIQ contract from the Air Force Air Combat Command for the MQ-9 Reaper, with a ceiling value ...
Military use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, dates back to World War I experiments with practice targets, while guided aerial weapons were operational by World War II. But it took advances in ...
The Air Force, which hates calling its big, new MQ-9 the Predator B, quietly names the turboprop-powered UAV the "Reaper." Since the unmanned aircraft has six weapon stations and has been assigned the ...
An MQ-9 Reaper aircraft is seen in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, United States, on Aug. 7, 2024. (Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pagan/U.S. Air National Guard via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States ...
Defense developers are creating micro drones that can fly undetected, provide real-time intelligence, and potentially take on ...
The MQ-9 Reaper UAV has played an important role in the U.S. Air Force for nearly two decades. Manufacturer General Atomics is gearing up for a potential sale of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones to Saudi ...