US Air Force Speeds Reaper Successor Timeline After Iran Losses
Officials say the new Mass Modular Aircraft should cost about half as much as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft and be fielded at scale within three years.
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Air Force accelerates MQ-9 replacement after heavy wartime attrition
The U.S. Air Force is moving faster on the Massed Modular Aircraft program after losing 45 MQ-9A Reapers in Operation Epic Fury, roughly a quarter of the fleet by mid-August. Officials now want at least 180 lower-cost aircraft at about $10 million per...
Air Force Speeds Up Low-Cost Drone Program after MQ-9 Losses
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. The post Air Force Speeding Up New Low-Cost Drone Program after Heavy MQ-9 Losses Against Iran appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.
The US military is replacing its MQ-9A Reaper drones with a significantly cheaper family of UAVs after a quarter of the fleet was destroyed in the Iran war, Breaking Defense reported.
Air Force moves to accelerate effort to replace MQ-9 Reaper after combat losses in Iran war
The loss of dozens of MQ-9A Reapers during Operation Epic Fury has prompted the Air Force to rethink its plans to replace the drone, with officials now looking to field a cheaper successor in large numbers much more quickly.
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