
The General Atomics‘ RG Mk1 Protector drone is expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) by 2024, and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced a nearly $130 million upgrade for the RAF Waddington base to prepare for the deployment of 16 such drones to replace the nine MQ-9 General Atomic Reapers now used by the RAF. RAF Waddington is to be the RAF's Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) hub and is to house the…