The MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics, is remotely operated by a two-person team and primarily designed to gather intelligence, but also carries 16 Hellfire missiles to strike sensitive targets. and Royal Air Force, but has become the widely used name for any Predator B equipped with weapons. We don’t need to have some sort of check-in with the Russians before we fly in international airspace.” MQ-9A was designated 'Reaper' by the U.S. Persistent Multi-mission ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) and Strike Aircraft. “We are going to continue to fly and operate in international airspace over international waters. GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS MQ-9 Reaper Q9. military overseas that has also been adapted for other purposes inside America's borders. “If the message is that they want to deter or dissuade us from flying and operating in international airspace over the Black Sea, then that is not going to happen,” he said. The MQ-9 Reaper drone is a remotely operated aircraft used by the U.S. John Kirby, the White House National Security Council spokesman, said intercepts – where one aircraft makes contact with another – were not uncommon, and there had been other similar incidents over the Black Sea in recent weeks. James Wilson, October 20, 2022) The MQ-9 has a range of 1,150 miles, a payload of 3,750 pounds, can fly up to 50,000 feet, and costs about 56 million. However, only warships from Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania bordering the sea can remain for more than three weeks under the 1936 Montreux Convention. Photo: An MQ-9 Reaper perpares for takeoff at a forward arming and refueling point at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The Black Sea is considered international water. “They are collecting intelligence, which is subsequently used by the Kyiv regime to strike at our armed forces and territory.”
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