Friday, November 13, 2009

A Reaper Built For Anti-Piracy Operations

Source: AFRICOM

AFRICOM Photo Shows Mystery Reaper Payload In Seychelles -- DEW Line

Spotters: I challenge you.

US Africa Command yesterday released the photo above of the MQ-9 Reaper returning to its new Seychelles base after an anti-piracy mission on November 4. The photo shows a payload under the wing that I am unable to identify. I believe it is a signals intelligence sensor of some kind. It could also be just a fuel tank. Or, maybe even a wide area camera, assuming there's a lens on the bottom of that thing. Click on the image to see the full-size picture.

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My Comment: The answer is in the comments thread.

Hat Tip: Information Dissemination

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