Highway landing opens door to future MQ-9 Reaper capabilities
An MQ-9 Reaper prepares to take off from a highway during Exercise Agile Chariot. (Photo: US DoD)
The US has landed an MQ-9 Reaper UAV on a highway for the first time as part of Exercise Agile Chariot.
Several aircraft types conducted highway landings during the exercise, including the MQ-9 Reaper, an MC-130J Commando II, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and two MH-6 Little Birds.
The USAF said the landing of the MQ-9 Reaper on a highway opened the door for future capabilities.
It also marked the first landing of the aircraft type on a US road.
Lt Col David Payne, 2 Special Operations Squadron (2 SOS) commander, said: ‘The capabilities witnessed during Agile Chariot showcases how the MQ-9 can launch and recover from remote locations and extend its operational reach to protect American interests globally,’
Agile Chariot also saw the
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