To make this website work, we log user data. By using Shephard's online services, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy.

×
Open menu Search

First Reaper meets Dutch MoD requirements

21st December 2022 - 10:51 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

RSS

The first MQ-9A Reaper UAV for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Photo: Dutch MoD)

The Netherlands will continue its acceptance flight programme for MQ-9A Reaper UAVs.

The Netherlands MoD has officially received the first MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper ISR UAV for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), following the completion of acceptance flights.

Four MQ-9As have been acquired for the RNLAF from General Atomics under a $123 million contract sealed in 2018.

‘With other aircraft there are also acceptance flights next week,’ the MoD noted in a 3 February statement. ‘If these are successful, the Ministry of Defence will station the Reapers on Curaçao’ for operational test and evaluation activities at Hato Airport.

‘Thereafter, the MQ-9 will perform support tasks for the Commander Navy Caribbean and the Coast Guard Caribbean,’ the MoD added.

Read full article

The Shephard News Team

Author

The Shephard News Team


As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News and Defence Insight …

Read full bio

Share to

Linkedin