Air Force Speeding Up New Low-Cost Drone Program after Heavy MQ-9 Losses Against Iran
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The Air Force is accelerating its plans to field an MQ-9A replacement in the wake of heavy Reaper losses in operations against Iran, top officials said Sept. 3, and they’re targeting a price point of just $10 million per aircraft.
Back in July, the Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit announced plans to develop a low-cost drone to do all the missions that an MQ-9 can do today, and when necessary fly in groups to overwhelm an enemy’s anti-drone capabilities and force them to expend large
Back in July, the Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit announced plans to develop a low-cost drone to do all the missions that an MQ-9 can do today, and when necessary fly in groups to overwhelm an enemy’s anti-drone capabilities and force them to expend large
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