Secretary Meink directed the acceleration of the replacement timeline while General Atomics shut down MQ-9A production.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 4

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What happened

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Who's involved

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Troy Meink Reaper General Atomics

How it developed

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Sep 5Operations against Iran caused high drone losses, involving General Atomics.Sub-event
Sep 4Replacement timeline accelerated; MQ-9A production shut down.1 source
- defensenews.com

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The entities involved

Troy Meink
United States Secretary of the Air Force
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Reaper
the first anti-virus software
- Yemeni forces and Iran are targeting and destroying MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Red Sea.Wed 18:53
General Atomics
American aerospace and defense company
- US Air Force operates Air Combat Command and testing is underway under its oversight, involving General Atomics.Fri 10:16
- NOC, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Anduril, and Shield AI are competing for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) software contracts.Fri 01:56

Coverage

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Sep 4defensenews.com