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French MQ-9 Reapers Delivered, Deploy To Sahel Region

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

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French MQ-9 Reapers Delivered, Deploy To Sahel Region

An MQ-9 Reaper. Photo: U.S. Air Force

The French Ministry of Defense said the first system of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles have been delivered to the French air force and deployed to West Africa’s Sahel region. The Reaper, formerly named Predator B, is produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI). The MQ-9 Reaper is a latest generation MALE UAV that uses the most advanced technologies available on the market both for air vehicles and onboard sensors. By using optical and…

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