US Navy MQ-9 Drone, E-2D Aircraft Team Up for Long-Range Missile Strike
Photo of Joe Saballa JOE SABALLAMARCH 21, 2023 1 MINUTE READ
The US Navy has demonstrated its MQ-9 Reaper drone and E-2D airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to support long-range missile strikes.
Conducted during Operation Neptune Strike 2023, the exercise allowed the unmanned vehicle to receive and pass the coordinates of the target ship to the E-2D Hawkeye.
The AEW aircraft then forwarded the information to a strike force composed of F/A-18 Hornets and Spanish AV-8B Harriers.
The E-2D successfully vectored the strike force to a location away from simulated enemy air defenses so it could begin its attack.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/03/21/us-navy-drone-missile-strike/
