Reaper drones make history, fly unescorted in and out of NY airport
September 29, 2019 Rick Moriarty - Syracuse Media Group
A new radar system is allowing the military’s unmanned MQ-9 Reaper attack drones to fly for the first time in and out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport without an escort from piloted chase planes.
It’s the first time that military drones have flown unescorted from a commercial airport in the United States.
The military’s newly installed ground-based “detect and avoid†radar allows Reapers from the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing to safely and more effectively fly training missions from Syracuse, guard officials said.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/09/reaper-drones-make-history-fly-unescorted-in-and-out-of-ny-airport/
