U.K. Begins Operations With New Reapers

LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun operations with its second batch of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles over Afghanistan. The five-strong batch doubles the size of the RAF’s fleet to 10, increasing the number of MQ-9 combat air patrols to which the RAF can...

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