In the United States announced the modernization of reconnaissance and strike drones MQ-9 Reaper

The American reconnaissance and strike drone MQ-9 Reaper was modernized, providing it with new capabilities, the Flightglobal portal reports on June 26. The UAV modernization field can MQ-9A automatically land at the spare airfield, even if the decision to leave for the spare site is made after the drone has flown in. In addition, it is reported that he can now automatically sit down even in bad weather and on a damaged landing strip. The drone development company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted a number of tests of the upgraded version of the UAV MQ-9A Reaper. During them, the drone mastered the method of remote study of the new landing site. Details of other improvements received by MQ-9 during the modernization are not reported. Information agency: the reconnaissance and strike drone MQ-9 Reaper first took off in February 2001. A drone with a turboprop engine is able to work in the air for more than 27 hours at altitudes of up to 15 km, at six hardpoints it is able to carry 1740 kg of combat load. The ammunition of the MQ-9 includes Hellfire missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs, as well as satellite-guided GBU-38 bombs.

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