House authorizers want to add six MQ-9 Reapers to Air Force, though service sought none

By Briana Reilly / August 30, 2021 at 4:23 PM
While the Air Force is seeking to halt the procurement of MQ-9 Reapers in its fiscal year 2022 budget request, the House Armed Services Committee's chairman's mark instead aims to direct the service to add six of the drones to its inventory. The defense policy bill draft, obtained last week by Inside Defense ahead of its public release today, proposes an extra $115 million in funding for the half-dozen General Atomics aircraft. The move comes after House appropriators similarly...

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