MQ-9 cleared to carry 8 Hellfire missiles

A new software upgrade for the MQ-9 will now allow the unmanned air vehicle to carry up to eight AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.


U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens


Known as the MQ-9 Operational Flight Program 2409, the new upgrade will allow the drone to carry the missiles on the outboard wing stations that were previously reserved for JDAMs and fuel tanks only.

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