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To: Tallguy; Straight Vermonter; gandalftb; DugwayDuke; Dog; Cap Huff; SLB

MQ-9 Reaper preparing to take off in Afghanistan

The MQ-9 Reaper, formerly known as the Predator-B, can carry four Hellfire missiles and two 500-lb bombs.

While they are not "officially" in combat yet, they have been field testing in Afghanistan and Iraq since last fall, which has included several missile strikes on hostile targets.

69 posted on 02/29/2008 9:15:32 PM PST by Stonewall Jackson (Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. - George Patton)
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...they have been field testing in Afghanistan...

Very effective testing, it seems.

72 posted on 02/29/2008 9:46:49 PM PST by LikeLight (http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
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