Debrief: Transatlantic MQ-9 Ferry Flights May Hint At USAF’s Stretched Airlift Capacity
MQ-9s have been making transatlantic crossings via the Azores to get to the Middle East.
Credit: Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi, 432nd Wing United States Air Force
Ferry flights of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reapers across the Atlantic may hint at just how stretched the service’s airlift capacity has become during the conflict with Iran. Normally, these uncrewed workhorses would be dismantled and packed into containers—affectionately known as “coffins”— before making...
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