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The long-awaited sale of $3 billion worth of Reaper drones to the Indian Air Force is on the brink of approval. First reported by Reuters, India’s order for 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the U.S. government is on the precipice of going through after India’s defense ministry approved it. The …

The United States is undergoing a lot of deliberations on whether Ukraine should receive Reaper and Gray Eagle drones from the Air Force and the Army, with the Pentagon arguing against the affair. The US Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper drone The United States is having a lot of internal debates …

While China continues its aggressive posturing against the island state of Taiwan, the latter is focused on bolstering its military capability. In a technological breakthrough, its indigenously developed drone ‘Teng Yun 2’, pitched as Taiwan’s MQ-9 Reaper UAV and looking quite similar to the US counterpart, has achieved a new …

The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it has relocated about 90 service members and an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper drones to Romania’s Campia Turzii Air Base. “The forward and ready positioning of our MQ-9s at this key strategic location reassures our allies and partners, while also sending a …

The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded a $93.3 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), makers of the MQ-9 Reaper, to equip the drone with new AI technology. The aim is for the Reaper to be able to carry out autonomous flight, decide where to direct …

On 3 June, the US Air Force issued a request for information to industry, to conduct market research on available technologies as well as conceptual designs for a new drone. Several US defence companies have lined up to present their concepts of a new stealthy drone amid the US Air …

The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for a replacement for its MQ-9 Reaper drone that incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a solicitation request posted on a government contracting website. Posted by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on June 3, the information solicitation request seeks submissions …