Reaper_UAV_Takes_to_the_Skies_of_Southern_Afghanistan_MOD_45151418.jpg
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Description Reaper UAV Takes to the Skies of Southern Afghanistan MOD 45151418.jpg |
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A RAF Reaper UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is pictured airborne over Afghanistan during Operation Herrick.
It is armed with a full complement of two GBU-12 226kg (500lb) laser-guided bombs and four Lockheed Martin AGM-114P Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system. The MQ-9's primary mission is to act as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) asset, employing sensors to provide real-time data to commanders and intelligence specialists at all levels.
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Date | Taken on 2 November 2009, 02:51:56 |
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Author | POA(Phot) Tam McDonald |
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Attribution: Photo: POA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD | |
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