Image: Reaper UAV Takes to the Skies of Southern Afghanistan MOD 45151418

Description: A RAF Reaper UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is pictured airborne over Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. It is armed with a full complement of two GBU-12 226kg (500lb) laser-guided bombs and four Lockheed Martin AGM-114P Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system. The MQ-9's primary mission is to act as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) asset, employing sensors to provide real-time data to commanders and intelligence specialists at all levels. Organization: Royal Navy Object Name: UK REAPER IN FLIGHT Category: MOD Supplemental Categories: UAV, Aircraft, Equipment, Remotely Piloted, Reaper Keywords: Helmand, Afganistan, Afghanistan, Herrick, Campaign, Op, Operation, Paveway, Hellfire, Reaper, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Unmanned, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV Country: Afghanistan
Title: Reaper UAV Takes to the Skies of Southern Afghanistan MOD 45151418
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