The U.S. Air Force Established A Permanent Base For MQ-9 Reaper Drones In Romania
The U.S. Air Force Established A Permanent Base For MQ-9 Reaper Drones In Romania
File photo of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper flies during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, June 19 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider).
An unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft will be base at Campia Turzii Air Base, from where they will perform a variety of missions over the region, including the Agile Combat Employment.
The U.S. Air Force announced that MQ-9 Reaper drones found a new permanent base in Romania. An unspecified number of the unmanned aircraft, accompanied by approximately 90 Airmen, are now at the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii Air Base, from where they will conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in support of NATO operations in the region. The base also hosts Romanian Air Force’s MiG-21 LanceRs fighter jets an