MQ-9 Reaper drone equipped with new EW pod that makes it a 'black hole' that can 'disappear off of enemy radar,' top Marine general says

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An MQ-9 Reaper drone with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awaits a mission over the U.S.-Mexico border on November 04, 2022 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
An MQ-9 Reaper drone.

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Houthi rebel footage appears to show a downed US Reaper drone worth $30 million. It marked the third loss in a month, a report said.

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A downed MQ-9 reaper drone
An image appears to show an MQ-9 reaper drone that Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they downed.

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The US Air Force is using satellites and dirt runways to prepare its drones for a different kind of war

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A C-17 on a dirt airfield at Fort Hunter Liggett in California in March 2019.

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The US Air Force has big plans for the next-generation drones that will fight alongside its fighters and bombers

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020
A US Air Force F-22 and F-35A fly with a XQ-58A Valkyrie during a test over Arizona in December 2020.

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As fighting rages in Ukraine, the US is sending drones to keep an eye on another tense corner of Europe

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MQ-9 Reaper San Clemente Island California
An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.

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