The U.S. Air Force has quietly expanded its unmanned aerial presence in the Caribbean, with newly released imagery confirming the deployment of a seventh MQ-9A Reaper operating from Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Defense officials have long pointed to the strategic value of the former military airfield, known locally as BQN, as a forward hub for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions supporting counter-narcotics operations across the Caribbean basin and along maritime routes linked to Venezuela. Read full Defense Aerospace News at this link ...
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| An MQ-9A Reaper from the 163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, taxis during routine operations. This aircraft type is now deployed from Puerto Rico to support expanded U.S. Air Force ISR missions against drug trafficking in the Caribbean. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War) |
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