:

Air Force

Sen. Kelly Suggests MQ-9 Could Be of Use Against Higher Tech Adversaries

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 10th, 2022

SHARE:

Sen. Kelly Suggests MQ-9 Could Be of Use Against Higher Tech Adversaries

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line as the sun sets at Creech AFB, Nev. on Nov. 20, 2019 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) suggested on May 10 that the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper could provide significant intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike benefits to U.S. and allied forces in the future, even against higher technology adversaries. "The Air Force has been reluctant to invest in upgrading the platform and proposes to retire it, potentially in 2035, even as the demand from combatant commanders for the system remains high," Kelly said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to hear from…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]