HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NY – The 174th Attack Wing has partnered with multiple Department of Defense contractors and academia to lead the effort in establishing new and additional capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper.According to the Assistant,
Air Force testing new capabilities for MQ-9 drone during exercise
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An MQ-9 Reaper with three Ghost Reaper pods attached awaits takeoff at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, N.Y. Photo by Megan Fowler/U.S. Air National Guard
May 4 (UPI) The 174th Attack Wing is working with multiple Pentagon contractors and academic researchers to establish new capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft, the Air National Guard announced Tuesday.
According to a press release from the wing, the new capabilities include battlefield and airspace communications enhancements as well as target identification tracking and processing.
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Three pods the Freedom Pod, Centerline Avionics Bay Pod and the REAP Pod are scheduled demonstrate their capabilities onboard a 174TH ATKW MQ-9 during Pacific Command s premier Exercise Northern Edge in Alaska.
US Navy: 6 ships, 240 aircraft take part in Northern Edge 2021 May 4, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) began Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21) in the Gulf of Alaska on May 3.
In this file photo, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Alaska following exercise Northern Edge 2019. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Erick A. Parsons)
Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members, six U.S. Navy ships and 240 aircraft will participate in the joint field training exercise May 3-14 from various locations in and around Alaska.
The exercise includes assets from TRCSG, Makin Island Amphibious Readiness Group (MKIARG) and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and other U.S. military units in the continental United States and from U.S. installations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 3, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:
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Ens. Chris Colliver, formerly a Chief Electronics Technician assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), recites the oath of office during his commissioning ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay on April 30, 2021. US Navy Photo