RAF Retires MQ-9 Reaper After 18 Years, Welcomes Next-Generation MQ-9B Protector Aviation News – The Royal Air Force has retired its MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System after 18 years of service, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter with the advanced MQ-9B Protector. The Reaper, which entered service in 2007, has been a cornerstone of UK air operations, supporting missions in Afghanistan and later contributing to Operation Shader against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

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RAF retires MQ-9 Reaper after 18 years of operational service - Air Data News The Royal Air Force (RAF) has concluded the operational use of the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft after 18 years, marking a significant transition in

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