UK Royal Air Force Retires MQ-9 Reaper

MQ-9 Reaper and MQ Protector

An MQ-9 Reaper sits next to an MQ-9B Protector.

Credit: Royal Air Force
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has withdrawn its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from service, with missions taken over by the new MQ-9B Protector version of the manufacturer’s SkyGuardian platform. UK MQ-9A operations ended Sept. 30 after 18 years of operations, the service...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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