# General Atomics
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Technology
Economic Warfare in the Skies: The MQ-9 Reaper’s Evolution into a Drone Hunter
The U.S. Air Force has successfully tested the MQ-9A Reaper using laser-guided APKWS rockets for air-to-air drone interception. This shift aims to solve the economic challenge of modern warfare by using low-cost munitions to counter the global proliferation of suicide drones.
iMil2026年5月13日 05:23
#MQ-9 Reaper#APKWS#Counter-UAS
World
Germany Buys MQ‑9B Maritime Drones to Harden Baltic and North Atlantic Anti‑Submarine Watch
Germany has contracted to buy eight MQ‑9B maritime drones from General Atomics for about €1.52 billion, to strengthen surveillance and anti‑submarine patrols in the Baltic and North Atlantic. The drones, complementing Germany’s P‑8A Poseidons, offer long endurance and advanced avionics but will require significant integration, basing and political choices before they deliver full operational effect.
iMil2026年1月17日 04:50
#Germany#MQ-9B#General Atomics