US Air Force tests MQ-9 operations from austere runways

MQ-9 with ground refueller c USAF

Source: US Air Force

While the multi-role General Atomics uncrewed aircraft typically requires a paved runway for take-off and landing, recent US Air Force exercises demonstrated the MQ-9’s ability to operate from a dirt landing strip.

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