The 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico has conducted a five-day surge to test the capacities of the base’s airmen and civilian personnel in a remotely piloted aircraft mission. The U.S.
MoreHouse lawmakers have called on President Donald Trumpâs administration to clear the sale of General Atomics-built MQ-9Â Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates and Jordan to help address threats associated
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The U.S. Air Force prepares to transition to the General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft this year as the service branch plans to retire its MQ-1 Predator RPAs in 2018 in
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An Avascent analysis of the U.S. Air Force‘s latest budget proposal showed the military branch aims to retire approximately 558 legacy aircraft over the next five fiscal years, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes the
MoreThe U.S. Air Force will select two locations from a pool of candidate air bases to house General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft and related operations. The service branch said Thursday the first location
MoreThe U.S. Air Force plans to fill at least half of the serviceâs RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot crew with enlisted airmen over the next several years amid operational demand and pilot shortage
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The U.S. Air Force has established its first remotely piloted aircraft course for electronic combat officers through a collaboration between the 57th Wing, 432nd Wing, 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and the 26th Weapons Squadron. The Air
MoreThe U.S. Air Force has issued a set of criteria for selecting up to two additional bases for a new MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle wing in an effort to diversify assignments
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A top U.S. Air Force officer has said his service branch and the U.S. Army need unmanned aerial vehicles dedicated to their unique mission sets in the future, Air Force Times reported Sunday.
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The U.S. Air Force looks to buy an additional 75 drones and add up to nine flying squadrons over the next five years under its proposed $3-billion unmanned aircraft program expansion, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. W.J.
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