The Air Force will equip its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft with additional fuel tanks and heavyweight landing gear to allow the planes to spend more time in the air. Outfitting five Reapers with the fuel pods will cost $26.2 million, according to Air Force spokesman Bill Hancock. The money will also buy two extra pod kits that could be installed on two other Reapers. In an Aug. 16 email to Inside the Air Force , Hancock said the service has...
