The RPA Boom

摘要

The Air Force has in service some 200 combat-oriented remotely piloted aircraft- 150 MQ-1 Predators and 46 MQ-9 Reapers. By the coming decade, US AF will have expanded that fleet to 180 Predators and 329 Reapers, for a combined 509 aircraft. What's more, these and other RPAs will be playing a key role in virtually all of the Air Force' s core mission areas.