The Pentagon is relying more on uncrewed systems like General Atomics MQ-9s for surveillance in the Caribbean.
Credit: Master Sgt. Jessica Hulbert/U.S. Air National Guard
For years, the Pentagon has heavily relied on clandestine contractor aircraft to monitor drug production and transportation. As military operations increase dramatically in the Caribbean and the South Pacific, that reliance is shifting. Since the beginning of the second Trump administration...
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