MQ-9 Reaper Lands at Shaw AFB in Historic First
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
By Master Sgt. Dillon White, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
Airmen from the 50th Attack Squadron and Air National Guardsmen from the 163rd Attack Wing conducted a historic first, Feb. 14, by successfully landing an MQ-9 Reaper at Shaw Air Force Base under satellite control.
Satellite-controlled landings are becoming standard practice for the MQ-9 comm . . .
By Master Sgt. Dillon White, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
Airmen from the 50th Attack Squadron and Air National Guardsmen from the 163rd Attack Wing conducted a historic first, Feb. 14, by successfully landing an MQ-9 Reaper at Shaw Air Force Base under satellite control.
Satellite-controlled landings are becoming standard practice for the MQ-9 comm . . .