New RAF Reapers take to the skies

Friday 04 Jul 2014 @ 14:20
Ministry of Defence

Five more RAF Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft have begun supporting operations in Afghanistan.

The additional Reaper aircraft are flying from Kandahar Airfield to gather vital intelligence in support of Afghan, UK and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground.

The deployment of 5 new Reapers means there are now twice as many in Afghanistan, operating alongside the British Army’s Hermes 450 unmanned air systems.

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