The MQ-9 Reaper taxies into Creech Air Force Base, Nev., home to the newly reactivated 432nd Wing. The 432nd Wing consists of six operations squadrons and a maintenance squadron for the Air Force fleet of 60 MQ-1 Predator and six MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr. Source: USAFFrom The Danger Room:
The drone war over Pakistan has slowed, a bit. But American robotic aircraft continue to take out suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal regions. A drone strike killed two yesterday near the town of Miramshah.
The unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, have struck approximately two dozen times since the beginning of August. But the past six weeks have been a little quieter, of late. "Al Qaeda and the Taliban have taken additional security precautions," a senior U.S. military intelligence official tells The Long War Journal. "They have either gone to ground or are limiting their movements and meetings to reduce their visibility."
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My Comment: This is a weapon system that works. A testament to how good it is .... every commander on a battlefield has remarked on how secure they feel when those drones are flying above their heads. As for the enemy .... they are always fearful.
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