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Pentagon confirms USAF MQ-9As are operating over Gaza
17th November 2023
The Pentagon Press Secretary, Brig Gen Pat Ryder, recently confirmed that the USAF has been carrying out “unarmed UAV flights over Gaza” since October 7 in support of “hostage recovery efforts”
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Kadena Air Base welcomes first of several USAF MQ-9As
13th November 2023
On October 13, Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, greeted the first of several USAF-operated MQ-9A Reaper unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) that are scheduled to deploy to the base, which is also referred to as the ‘Keystone of the Pacific’
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USMC’s VMU-3 achieves IOC with MQ-9A
22nd August 2023
The USMC’s Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) ‘Phantoms’ celebrated reaching Initial Operational Capability with the MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on August 4
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La VMU-3 del USMC alcanza el IOC con el MQ-9A
22nd August 2023
El Escuadrón 3 de Vehículos Aéreos no Tripulados (VMU-3) 'Phantoms' del USMC celebró la consecución de la Capacidad Operativa Inicial con el vehículo aéreo no tripulado de media altitud y larga resistencia (MALE) MQ-9A Reaper en MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawái, el 4 de agosto.
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USAF seeks to fly unmanned aircraft from RAF Fairford from 2024
14th August 2023
In late July, British media channels reported that the USAF had applied to the UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, to change its airspace rules in order to allow RQ-4B Global Hawk HALE UAVs and MQ-9A Reaper MALE UCAVs to fly from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire
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La USAF quiere volar aviones no tripulados desde RAF Fairford a partir de 2024
14th August 2023
A finales de julio, los medios de comunicación británicos informaron de que la USAF había solicitado al regulador de la aviación del Reino Unido, la Autoridad de Aviación Civil (CAA), que modificara sus normas sobre el espacio aéreo para permitir que los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV) de gran altitud y larga resistencia (HALE) RQ-4B Global Hawk y los vehículos aéreos de combate no tripulados (UCAV) de altitud media y larga resistencia (MALE) MQ-9A Reaper volaran desde RAF Fairford, en Gloucestershire.
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El caza ruso MC-12W de la USAF sobrevuela Siria poniendo en peligro vidas humanas
24th July 2023
Funcionarios del Pentágono han declarado que "se pusieron en peligro vidas humanas" cuando un caza Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E de las Fuerzas Aeroespaciales rusas se acercó peligrosamente a un avión de inteligencia, vigilancia y reconocimiento (ISR) de la USAF sobre Siria.
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Lives ‘put at risk’ as Russian fighter buzzes USAF MC-12W over Syria
24th July 2023
Pentagon officials have said lives were ‘put at risk’ when a Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E fighter jet from the Russian Aerospace Forces came perilously close to a USAF intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft over Syria
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EE.UU. aprueba la venta de más aviones no tripulados MQ-9A Reaper a los Países Bajos
7th July 2023
El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. ha aprobado la posible venta militar al extranjero (FMS) de cuatro vehículos aéreos de combate no tripulados (UCAV) MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper de General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) y el equipo correspondiente a los Países Bajos por un coste estimado de 611 millones de dólares.
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US approves sale of more MQ-9A Reaper drones to the Netherlands
7th July 2023
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper UCAVs and related equipment to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $611m
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RAF Reapers support evacuation efforts in Sudan
5th May 2023
While the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) airlift fleet has undoubtedly been the public focus of the UK's efforts to evacuate nationals from Sudan, another British military asset has been operating over the war-torn African nation, assisting evacuation efforts in a much more subtle way.
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La USAF despliega AC-130J y MQ-9A en Filipinas
13th April 2023
Aeronaves de la 27ª Ala de Operaciones Especiales (SOW), con base en Cannon AFB en Nuevo México, apoyarán el Ejercicio Balikatan dirigido por Filipinas durante todo el mes de abril.
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USAF deploys AC-130Js, MQ-9As to the Philippines 
13th April 2023
Aircraft from the 27th Special Operations Wing (SOW), based at Cannon AFB in New Mexico, will be supporting the Philippine-led Exercise Balikatan throughout April
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Russian Su-27 collides with USAF Reaper drone over Black Sea
16th March 2023
A USAF MQ-9A Reaper was destroyed after it was intercepted by two Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) Sukhoi Su-27 Flankers during a routine intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) patrol in international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14.
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Un Su-27 ruso colisiona con un avión no tripulado Reaper de la USAF sobre el Mar Negro
15th March 2023
Un MQ-9A Reaper de la USAF fue destruido tras ser interceptado por dos Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker de las Fuerzas Aeroespaciales Rusas (RuAF) durante una patrulla rutinaria de inteligencia, vigilancia y reconocimiento (ISR) en espacio aéreo internacional sobre el Mar Negro el 14 de marzo.
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