The U.S. Marine Corps has requested to buy three MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles in the fiscal year 2020 budget request.
Syracuse, NY – A remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper operated by the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing flies a routine training mission over Central New York on October 23, 2016. The California Air National Guard has been using MQ-9s as an eye-in-the-sky to help firefighters focus their efforts in fighthing the massive Thomas Fire. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Eric Miller/released)
It will also seek to procure a second-hand F-5 Tiger from Switzerland for aggressor duty.
