Pentagon Confirms MQ-9s Have Been Active Over Gaza

Brian Everstine November 03, 2023

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 based in Romania in September 2021

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon on Nov. 3 confirmed that unarmed MQ-9s have been operating above Gaza for weeks to help with hostage recovery efforts, as U.S. aircraft have surged to the region. Public flight tracking websites have noted the Reapers popping up sporadically above Gaza and in the region, with other...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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