The Air Force is defending the performance of its MQ-9 Reaper following a fiscal year 2017 report by the director of operational test and evaluation that showed the remotely piloted aircraft still faces radar system deficiencies. "The Lynx [synthetic aperture] radar has the capability to track moving targets today," service spokesman Maj. Kenneth Scholz wrote in a March 29 email. "However, the AF is working on improvements such as the software for the human-machine interface and improving operator training over...
