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Air Force, Army leaders discuss new UAS concept of operations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems contractors refuel a MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., June 19. Calif. Gen. John D.W. Corley, Air Combat Command commander, met with Army Gen. William S. Wallace, Army Training and Doctrine Command commanding general, June 30 to discuss a new concept of operations that would maximize the contributions unmanned aerial systems bring to the joint warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Air Force, Army leaders discuss new UAS concept of operations

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. June 19. The Reaper is capable of carrying both precision-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. Gen. John D.W. Corley, Air Combat Command commander, met with Army Gen. William S. Wallace, Army Training and Doctrine Command commanding general, June 30 to discuss a new concept of operations that would maximize the contributions unmanned aerial systems bring to the joint warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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What's going on here?

Marty Anderson checks the turboprop engine of a MQ-9 Reaper June 19 during an operations check at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Mr. Anderson is an instructor with Air Force Engineering and Technical Services and supports the training of new crew chiefs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristi Machado)

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One step at a time

Tech Sgt. Michael Stewart (left) and Senior Airman Valero Mendoza carry a practice AGM-114P Hellfire missile away from a MQ-9 Reaper June 19 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Staff Sgt. Jawann Wilson is in the background. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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I'm not resting, I'm working...

Senior Airman Jacob Hush serves as the counterbalance as fuel is pumped into a RQ-4 Global Hawk June 16 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Predator crashes in Afghanistan

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, like this one sitting in a hangar at Balad Air Base, Iraq, crashed shortly after takeoff June 12 from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen)

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Predator, Reaper unit becomes air expeditionary wing

Airmen assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assemble an MQ-1 Predator after returning from Afghanistan May 19 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The six images on the side of the MQ-1 Predator symbolize the number of Hellfire missiles shot while in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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MQ-9 Reaper drops first GPS-guided weapon

The first live release of a Global Positioning System guided bomb unit-49 weapon from an MQ-9 Reaper took place May 13 at the Naval Air Warfare Center's Weapons Division at China Lake, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan

Aircrews perform a preflight check on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off for a mission in Afghanistan. The Reaper is larger and more heavily-armed than the MQ-1 Predator and in addition to its traditional ISR capabilities, is designed to attack time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision. (Courtesy photo)

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May 15 airpower summary: Reaper strikes enemy

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan. Larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, the Reaper is designed to go after time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, and destroy or disable those targets (Courtesy Photo)

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Predator combat air patrols double in one year

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle makes a low approach while another waits for takeoff clearance at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech AFB prepares pilots, sensor operators and other specialists for worldwide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions worldwide. The Predator can carry two Hellfire air-to-surface missiles in addition to various cameras and synthetic-aperture radar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Robert W. Valenca)

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MQ-1B Predator

The primary mission of the MQ-1 Predator is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets. When the MQ-1 is not actively pursuing its primary mission, it provides reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of the Joint Forces commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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April 10 airpower summary: Predator fires missiles on enemy mortar team

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle takes off in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Predator provides armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition for Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rob Valenca)

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Global Hawk

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron back an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system into a hanger after a mission March 11in Southwest Asia. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing has been an integral part in the Global Hawk recently reaching its 10 year and 20,000 flight hour milestones. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)

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Global Hawk

Airman 1st Class Matthew Milles performs an operational check of the Global Hawk's sensor package March 11 in Southwest Asia. The Global Hawk recently reached the 10 year and 20,000 flight hour milestones. Airman Milles is a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft avionics specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)

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Ready to go

A MQ-9 Reaper prepares to launch Feb. 28 from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.. The Reapers arrived at the base in March 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lawrence Crespo)

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Global Hawk passes fuel test

A team of engineers and maintainers raised the nose of the RQ-4 Global Hawk to achieve a 20-degree angle during the fuel starvation testing, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, in October. The team included members from the Northrop-Grumman organization, Air Force Flight Test Center and the 452nd Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

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Global Hawk to NASA

Two Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration aircraft were transferred from the U.S. Air Force to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Initial research activities beginning in 2009 will support NASA's Airborne Science Program. The ability of the unmanned Global Hawk aircraft brings a new capability to the science community for measuring, monitoring and observing remote locations of the Earth. The two Global Hawks were the first and sixth aircraft built under the original development program, and were made available to NASA when the Air Force had no further need for them. (NASA photo/Tony Landis)

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Global Hawk wet runway testing

A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system performs a high-speed taxi test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during Phase III of wet runway testing May 3, 2006. This is the first time wet runway tests have been conducted with a UAS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka)

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RQ-4 Global Hawk demonstration testing

The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle completed its first flight on Feb. 28, 1998. Even though the system was still undergoing advanced concept technology demonstration testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the RQ-4 was deployed to support operations in Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (Courtesy photo)

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