MQ-9 capability study expected to move forward this summer as ACC mulls fleet balance

By Rachel Cohen / June 28, 2018 at 12:13 PM
A team analyzing the future of the MQ-9 Reaper will present its final results to the Air Force Capability Development Working Group in July, a service spokeswoman told Inside Defense this week. After the capabilities-based assessment study team offered in January its preliminary findings on how the MQ-9 would fare in more contested, high-end threat environments expected after 2030, the colonel-level panel told analysts to look into other related issues. The working group and study team also met in May...

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