RAF Reaper drones retire after 18 years of operations

RAF Reaper drones retire after 18 years of operations

The Royal Air Force has announced the retirement of its MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) after nearly two decades of service. The platform made its final operational flight following more than 173,000 flying hours on combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Reaper first entered RAF service in October 2007 to provide urgent support to UK forces in Afghanistan. It later became central to coalition operations under Operation …

RAF retires MQ-9 Reaper after 18 years of operational service

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has concluded the operational use of the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft after… The post RAF retires MQ-9 Reaper after 18 years of operational service appeared first on Air Data News.

Royal Air Force Retires MQ-9A Reaper

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9A Reaper fleet has been withdrawn after 18 years in service, as the MQ-9B Protector RG1 readies for operational deployment. Based entirely overseas for their entire service career, the Royal Air Force’s fleet of MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been one of the most widely […]