The United Kingdom has received a new General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), bringing the fleet back up to full strength in support of the upcoming transition to the GA-ASI MQ-9B Protect.
The United Kingdom has expanded the upgrade of its Raytheon Shadow R1, adding additional special mission aircraft to the effort and integrating new equipment. Having entered service in 2007, the Shadow is operated out of RAF Waddington by 14.
The United States immediately rejected a claim by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that it had captured a tanker carrying oil stolen by the US Navy. A still from the video shows the proximity of a USS destroyer to the tanker and.