U.S. MQ-9 Reaper performed a historic multirole mission in the deliberate air campaign against Taliban revenue sources, releasing four 500 pound precision guided munitions from a single Reaper, effectively destroying a Taliban narcotics facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Feb 22. In a new approach, MQ-9s are being tasked in a multirole capacity, to include executing deliberate strikes, armed over watch or close air support missions, and then flex to an ISR tasking - all in a single mission. This approach offers planners greater flexibility in choosing the optimal strike capability from a variety of manned and unmanned aircraft supporting operations, including F-16s, B-52s, A-10s and MQ-9s.
Date Taken: | 02.26.2018 |
Date Posted: | 07.19.2020 03:51 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 586436 |
VIRIN: | 180226-F-LS471-1001 |
Filename: | DOD_105344012 |
Length: | 00:00:43 |
Location: | AF |
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