MQ-9 Reaper Lands at Shaw Air Force Base for the First Time While Under Satellite Control

Despite a lot of them being in the sky at the time of writing, no military drone is actually fully autonomous. Regardless of its size, type, and use, every drone currently flying has a human somewhere telling it what to do. And so does one of the most potent uncrewed aerial weapons platforms, the mighty General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. The drone has been around and in the service of the American military for over two decades now, with over 30... (continue reading...)