USAF Eyes Low-Cost, Modular Successor to MQ-9 Reaper Written 5 June 2026
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U.S. Air Force MQ-9. | Credit: USAF photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.; Wikipedia; Public Domain
The War Zone reports, “Modularity is a key area of interest as the U.S. Air Force formulates its latest set of requirements for a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper, according to Gen. John Lamontagne, the service’s Vice Chief of Staff. A modular design, both in terms of hardware and software, would help make the chosen platform more flexible and adaptable to different mission sets.”
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