MQ-9 Reaper

Oct- 2020 -

1 October

MQ-9 Reaper Doubles its Capacity to Carry Hellfire Missiles

A software upgrade on the MQ-9 Reaper drone allows the aircraft to load four extra Hellfire missiles on stations previously reserved for 500 lb. class bombs or fuel tanks.

Sep- 2020 -

22 September

An MQ-9 Reaper takes off 8 August, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.

Alexander Bertschi Wrigley

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Is America’s Drone-First Counterterrorism Policy in the Sahel Misguided?

Without efforts to push defense institution building in the Sahel, millions of US dollars pumped into drone support will be fruitless.

Jul- 2020 -

26 July

Staff Writer

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Trump Allows Defense Firms To Sell More Armed Drones to Foreign Armies

The change ordered by Trump will reclassify armed drones from a technology whose export is severely restricted to a category that can be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Feb- 2020 -

21 February

Armed Reaper drones support Operation Barkhane

Fergus Kelly

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French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali

The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants

8 February

Fergus Kelly

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French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination

French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms

Jan- 2020 -

24 January