Navy looks to turn 20 MQ-1s into targets as USAF retires aircraft March 9

By Rachel Cohen / March 9, 2018 at 11:04 AM
Some of the Air Force's MQ-1 Predators are preparing for a new life with the Navy as Creech Air Force Base, NV, officially retires the remotely piloted aircraft this week. "The transition from MQ-1 to MQ-9 will be complete by the end of calendar year 2018," Air Force spokeswoman 1st Lt. Annabel Monroe said in a March 6 email. "Transition work includes deciding where the remaining 128 total active inventory MQ-1 Predators will go. Many have been crated and prepared...

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