India Close to Signing the Deal for MQ-9 UCAVs
The Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar has announced that DAC approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9 Reaper UCAVs for various services.
MQ-9 News
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
MQ-9 has Landed on a Highway for the First Time
During Exercise Agile Chariot, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) landed UAVs on two highways.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
US Deploys Eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Greece
The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Larissa Air Base in central Greece, where a new American base is being created.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
G.A. Unveils MQ-9B STOL UAV
U.S. Company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) unveiled a new MQ-9B UAV variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022 expo in Australia. The MQ-9B STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) is designed to operate from amphibious vessel decks.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
France to get Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites for MQ-9 UAVs
The State Department has decided to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related equipment for an estimated cost of $88 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
France to get MQ-9 Logistic Support
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible FMS to France of MQ-9 Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support for an estimated cost of $300 million.
Unmanned Systems
The Royal Netherlands Air Force MQ-9 Roll-Out Ceremony
Netherland organised a Roll-Out Ceremony for the first MQ-9 UAV that Royal Netherlands Air Force will receive.
