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USAF demonstrates ability for SDBs to collaborate with each other to prioritize targets

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A demonstration by the U.S. Air Force Test Center on Dec. 15 proved that Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) fitted each with a collaborative autonomy payload were able to established communication with each other and identify the two highest priority targets.


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American MQ-9s are now deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania

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U.S. European Command has announced that MQ-9s and approximately 90 Airmen have been deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania.

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle comes in for a landing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 20. Reapers are remotely piloted and can linger over battlefields, providing persistent strike capabilities to ground force commanders. This Reaper is deployed to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

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