French MQ-9 Block 5 Drops First Bomb During African Op

A French MQ-9 carries a load of GBU-12 bombs.
Credit: Ministry of the Armed Forces
A French Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has performed an air strike for the first time as part of the seven-year-old Operation Barkhane in Africa, the Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on Aug. 24. The General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc.-made UAS dropped a 500-lb...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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