Inside the MQ-9 Reaper: How America’s armed drones reshape regional security

 The US is expanding its MQ-9 Reaper drone deployments across the Indo-Pacific, creating a robust surveillance and strike network. These long-endurance aircraft enhance intelligence gathering and precision strikes, with allies increasingly acquiring the platform to bolster regional interoperability and information sharing. The US is expanding its MQ-9 Reaper drone deployments across the Indo-Pacific, creating a robust surveillance and strike network. These long-endurance aircraft enhance intelligence gathering and precision strikes, with allies increasingly acquiring the platform to bolster regional interoperability and information sharing.