The USAF MQ-9A Reaper fleet is down to about 135 airframes — under half the 351 counted in FY2022 — and the production line is shut, Army Recognition reported from a 23 September CRS study. GA-ASI told CRS a restart would take two to three years. FY27 asks for no new...
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