USAF Names Its MQ-9 the 'Reaper' For Its Deadly Mission
The Air Force, which hates calling its big, new MQ-9 the Predator B, quietly names the turboprop-powered UAV the "Reaper." Since the unmanned aircraft has six weapon stations and has been assigned the Killer portion of the Hunter/Killer mission, it appears there is an unspoken meaning, "as in Grim...
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