The center's mission is to partner with the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper communities, and it is shifting responsibilities to an independent unit for this mission. The crew pilots include mission ...

The crash happened around 7 p.m. Nov. 6 on Indian Wells Street near Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. One ...

Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now ...

An MQ-9 Reaper drifts ominously through the crisp, pre-dawn sky over Sanaa, Yemen. Its matte-gray fuselage blends seamlessly ...

The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...

You might wonder if the Navy is the sole occupant of the highway to the danger zone. Here are the other armed forces that ...

Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS) for the first time on Dec. 9, 2020 ... software that allows F/A-18 pilots to control the MQ-25 during ...

The decision between investing in drones or fighter jets ultimately depends on a nation’s military strategy and threat environment.

Jordan Smith is not only a gearhead and a winner, he’s also a drone pilot – think MQ-9 ‘Reaper,’ not Amazon delivery aircraft. Well, in a sense, the Reapers also deliver – hellfire.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have rapidly evolved from niche surveillance platforms to central components of modern warfare. Their rise has been driven by advances ...