RAF To Fly Armed Reapers

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The British Royal Air Force is expecting clearance to begin operating armed General Atomics Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles as early as next month. The Reaper is being operated by both the U.S. and the U.K. in Afghanistan. Wing Cdr. Andy Jeffrey, the officer commanding 39 Squadron, the RAF’s first...

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