Air Force Block 5 Reaper fleet still facing overheating problems

By Rachel Cohen / September 29, 2017 at 11:53 AM
Block 5 MQ-9s, the latest addition to the Reaper fleet, are performing well in combat but some have overheated while landing, according to the 432nd Air Wing commander. The first Block 5 sortie took place in June, and in a Sept. 20 interview at the Air Force Association's fall conference, Col. Julian Cheater told Inside the Air Force minor problems with the fleet have not caused the service to cancel any sorties or ground combat lines. The Air Force now...

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