CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NV -- Looking ahead, the MQ-9 must retain a meaningful combat role as anti-aircraft threats intensify and push unmanned aircraft farther from the battlefield. Col. Case Cunningham, the 432nd Air Wing commander, argues that opens new doors for the RPA as a platform that can enable manned aircraft missions as combat becomes more permissive. "In the highly contested fight, you're going to find that the MQ-9 is going to be challenged," he said in a June...
