MQ-9 carried out ripple attacks against maritime targets for the 1st time

Students of the MQ-9 platform from the 26th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School had the opportunity to carry out ripple attacks against maritime targets during Combat Hammer at Eglin Air Force Base.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia

During this air-to-ground Weapon System Evaluation Program, which ran from Mar. 14-17, the MQ-9 was able to fire two missiles simultaneously against boats, bank angle shots, and utilized a new software version.