Tyndall selected as preferred location for Reaper wing

摘要

THE US Air Force has announced Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is the preferred location for a new MQ-9 Reaper wing with 24 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The announcement on November 28, 2017 also earmarked Vandenberg AFB, California, as a reasonable alternative. The wing will comprise an operations group with mission control elements as well as a launch and recovery capability, and a maintenance group. The USAF plans for the first Reaper airmen to arrive at the Florida base in 2020 with the first RPAs expected two years later.