General Atomics is pushing the Air Force to consider recapitalizing its MQ-9 Reaper fleet rather than retrofitting Block 1 aircraft that have exceeded their service lives, a proposal the Air Force seems willing to pursue, a company official told Inside the Air Force this week. Chris Pehrson, vice president of Defense Department strategic development, said in a phone interview Wednesday the company is actively pursuing an MQ-9 modernization program and has been in conversations with the Air Force “for some...
