U.S. MQ-9 Drone gets Deadlier with New Ghost Reaper Pods Our Bureau 862
MQ-9 Reaper with three Ghost Reaper pods awaits takeoff at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y., April, 14, 2021.
The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper drone has received new capabilities including battlefield and airspace communications enhancements as well as target identification tracking and processing.
On May 6, the Air Force said the 174th Attack Wing has partnered with multiple Department of Defense contractors and academia to lead the effort in establishing new and additional capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper.
The assistant director of operations at the 174th Operations Support Squadron explained there are three separate pods; the Freedom Pod, Centerline Avionics Bay Pod and the REAP Pod. Each pod is manufactured by a contractor which specializes in its unique function, leveraging expertise from previous programs.
By Senior Airman Dylan Gentile, 919th Special Operations Wing / Published May 07, 2021
Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, holds a photo frame depicting images of her family at Duke Field, Florida, May 2, 2021. Censabella has three children, one of whom is an active duty Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
Airman 1st Class Hunter Kronenberg, electronic warfare maintenance specialist, stands with his mother Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, after graduating Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, March 17, 2019. Censabella began her Air Force career at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as part of the Air National Guard. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella)
By Senior Airman Dylan Gentile, 919th Special Operations Wing / Published May 07, 2021
Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, holds a photo frame depicting images of her family at Duke Field, Florida, May 2, 2021. Censabella has three children, one of whom is an active duty Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
Airman 1st Class Hunter Kronenberg, electronic warfare maintenance specialist, stands with his mother Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, after graduating Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, March 17, 2019. Censabella began her Air Force career at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as part of the Air National Guard. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Kimberly Censabella)
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