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Jan. 6, 2020
432nd WG/432nd AEW brings Reaper airpower into the new decade

In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of 500,000 hours of combat, for a relatively new form of airpower, known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
Feb. 13, 2019
MQ-1B PREDATOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

An MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft lost connection to operating flight crew systems and subsequently crashed in the Central Command’s area of responsibility August 21, 2017, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released today.
Aug. 30, 2018
Phantom of Takur Ghar: The Predator above Roberts Ridge

A once quiet landscape turned battlefield, the clash of gunfire and shouts ripped through the Shahi-Kot Valley in the early hours of March 4, 2002. As part of an early war effort that targeted al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan, the Battle of Roberts Ridge is still known as one of the
March 23, 2018
AF DCGS says goodbye to an old friend

The MQ-1 officially retired from Air Force inventory on March 9, 2018 with the Air Force shifting to solely using the MQ-9 Reaper.
March 2, 2018
Sun setting the MQ-1 Predator: Combat RPAs bring the future faster

As the official retirement of the MQ-1 Predator approaches, many people reflect on the new and innovative capabilities it provided on the battlefield over its tenure. Its shift from an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to a multi-role platform, further shaped the outlook of

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432nd WG/432nd AEW brings Reaper airpower into the new decade

MQ-1B PREDATOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

Phantom of Takur Ghar: The Predator above Roberts Ridge

AF DCGS says goodbye to an old friend

Sun setting the MQ-1 Predator: Combat RPAs bring the future faster